Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
The Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (
In October 2011 Obama announced that he would send 100 American military advisors to Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help the regional forces remove Joseph Kony "from the battlefield". However, they were not authorized to fight unless they were fired upon.[3]
Response
Human rights advocates have reported that both the Ugandan army and the former
On the other hand, Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth welcomed U.S. efforts to bring "war criminals in Africa" to justice, adding: "In fact, we [HRW] often find ourselves urging governments to use their coercive power more assertively to protect civilians. We want to see Joseph Kony and others responsible for atrocities – whether they are abusive leaders in countries like Sudan, or terrorists who kill civilians, brought to justice."[6]
There has also been a more realist analysis of President Obama's decision to send military advisers to the region, with some suggesting that the assistance was a reward for Ugandan assistance in Somalia.[5]
References
- ^ "Lords of woe". The Economist. November 11, 2010.
- National Archives.
- Dixon, Robyn (October 15, 2011). "U.S. sending military advisors to Uganda". Los Angeles Times. Washington and Johannesburg. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ Human Rights Watch (October 4, 2011). "US: Don't Finance Child Soldiers Obama Administration Aid Waivers Undercut US Law". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ a b Schomerus, Mareike; Allen, Tim; Vlassenroot, Koen (March 7, 2012). "Obama Takes on the LRA". Foreignaffairs.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Lawfare - Human Rights Watch Responds
External links
- "Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009" Archived 2015-12-29 at the Wayback Machine full text on THOMAS at the Library of Congress