Accountability and Reconciliation and the Juba Peace Talks: Beyond the Impasse
Justice and Reconciliation Project
Erin Baines (Liu Faculty, UBC)
October 18, 2006
The Justice and Reconciliation Project is pleased to share a new report, Accountability and Justice and the Juba Peace Talks.
As peace talks between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda proceed in Juba, many anticipate the forthcoming discussion of the third agenda item on Reconciliation and Accountability. The LRA leadership has repeatedly stated that no fighter will return home unless the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court withdraws indictments against four of the remaining five commanders still alive. The Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, has ruled out any possibility of lifting the arrest warrants, arguing if war crimes go unpunished, they could happen again.
This paper suggests ways to move beyond the current impasse. It identifies a series of current justice and reconciliation alternatives available. By placing an emphasis on what can be discussed in the peace talks, it hopes to illustrate means of realizing both peace and justice.
The Justice and Reconciliation Project is a collaboration of the Gulu District NGO Forum and theLiu Institute for Global Issues. More information on the project can be found on http://www.northern-uganda.moonfruit.com/
Click here for the full report.
