Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has asked judges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court to dismiss an application demanding the court to order government to compensate victims of atrocities committed by convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo. This follows …
Read More »Court stops officials from presenting Kwoyelo in prison uniform in court
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Service authorities have been barred from producing convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo in prison Uniform when appearing before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. The order follows a complaint raised by Kwoyelo Defence Lawyer Caleb Alaka …
Read More »Kwoyelo victims unhappy with 40 years jail sentence
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of victims of the crimes committed by convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo have decried the 40-years jail sentence imposed by the International Crimes Division of the High Court of Uganda. Kwoyelo was sentenced to 40 years’ in jail …
Read More »Ex-LRA commander Kwoyelo given 40 years in jail
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in jail over war crimes and crimes against humanity. The sentence was delivered Friday by a four-member panel of judges of the ICD …
Read More »Kwoyelo’s sentencing set for Friday, what next?
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A four-panel member of Judges at the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda will on Friday, issue a sentencing in the case of former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo. Kwoyelo was convicted on August 13 of committing 44 crimes …
Read More »Kwoyelo asks for forgiveness
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has asked for forgiveness from the community in the Acholi sub-region who have been affected by his atrocities committed while in captivity. The former child soldier turned rebel commander told the court on …
Read More »Kwoyelo’s victims welcome conviction
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Victims of atrocities committed by former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo have welcomed his conviction by the International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) calling it a major milestone for justice. Kwoyelo was convicted on Tuesday by the court of 44 out …
Read More »Court convicts Kwoyelo of war crimes committed between 1993 and 2005
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni of war crimes and crimes against Humanity. Kwoyelo was found guilty by the court for committing 44 out of the 78 counts he was indicted …
Read More »Ex-LRA commander Kwoyelo to know fate today after decade-long trial
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni will know his fate today as the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court delivers its verdict on the case in which he is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against …
Read More »Assessors ask court to convict Kwoyelo
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Court assessors have asked Judges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court to convict former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Three assessors offered their opinions to the trial panel on Friday …
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