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A noted expert provides a detailed, if chilling, examination of one of the most brutal and long-lived insurgent groups in Africa: Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army.
Operating in four African nations, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) routinely engages in human rights violations that include mutilation, murder, mass-scale abductions, and sex trafficking—and it has done so with seeming impunity for more than 20 years. This timely book offers a concise, expert analysis of Joseph Kony's terrorist organization, covering its historical antecedents, membership, operations, and ideology, as well as the ways in which it fits into a broader pattern of insurgencies. To facilitate a full understanding of the threat posed by the LRA, the author exposes the army's many atrocities, among them forced recruitment of child soldiers. Central Africa's ethnic, religious, and political tensions are examined, as is the corruption that feeds LRA operations. Finally, regional security measures, international responses, and issues related to the LRA and the International Criminal Court are examined in full.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
1. The Background to the Lord's Resistance Army
2. LRA Ideology
3. LRA Operations
4. The Larger Environment
5. Human Rights Issues
6. Military Responses to the LRA
7. Reintegration
8. Peace and Reconciliation Efforts
9. The International Criminal Court Indictments and Traditional Justice
10. International Responses
11. Lessons from the LRA
Appendix A: Maps
Appendix B: Timeline
Appendix C: Ugandan Amnesty Act
Appendix D: Juba Peace Accord
Appendix E: The ICC Indictment of Kony
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Oct 08 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 248 |
| ISBN | 9781440828546 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents, and Armed Groups |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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