Uganda's Lingering Horror: Kony's Crimes Echo 20 Years On as ICC Reopens Hearing
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened significant war crimes hearings against Joseph Kony, the notorious leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), whose insurgency has left a devastating legacy in Uganda. Kony, the first suspected war criminal indicted by the ICC in 2005, faces 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. These charges, which include murder, rape, torture, enslavement, and sexual slavery, were allegedly committed between July 2002 and December 2005 in northern Uganda.
The current proceedings mark a historic moment as they are the first ever held in absentia at the court, coming after decades of unsuccessful efforts to apprehend Kony. Despite the
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