After decades of life in overcrowded, disease-ridden camps, Ugandans return home to rebuild, without the help of the Ugandan government, which has finally admitted the policy of forced displacement, responsible for the deaths of thousands of men, women and especially children, was planned. PHOTO BY AVSI
New admissions of an intentional policy of forced displacement by Ugandan government officials has brought the issue back into focus. The Ugandan government's war strategy of crowding two million northern Ugandans into temporary camps resulted in mass deaths from preventable, and treatable diseases.
Video of the first session of the Northern Uganda forum at the recent UNAA convention held recently in Chicago features presentations and commentary from U.S.-based advocates for Uganda, non-profit Invisible Children's CEO and Ugandan government representatives, including Uganda's Ambassador to the UN Rukhana Rugunda.
