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Civil society groups release resolution for peace in LRA-affected areas
This past week Conciliation Resources helped bring together civil society leaders comprising the Regional Civil Society Task Force, which includes members from four LRA-affected countries, to a...
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LRA Crisis Tracker analysis: Since 2010, steady decline in attack fatalities
In the past few weeks we’ve highlighted some trends in the LRA’s abduction patterns (see here and here), specifically how LRA groups have been abducting more adults and less children. Today we’re...
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US announces innovative program to protect people from LRA attacks
Yesterday, the US announced the release of up to fifteen million dollars to help protect communities being targeted by LRA attacks in southeast Central African Republic (CAR). Given the inability of...
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Western Bahr el-Ghazal: Living in a state of uncertainty
Earlier this month, I visited South Sudan’s Western Bahr el-Ghazal State (WBeG) for the first time. Though it receives little attention, the LRA has been active in this state since at least 2010, and...
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Big promises must lead to big change: Join us at MOVE:DC
On October 7th, our friends at Invisible Children announced their intent to bring thousands of activists to Washington, DC on November 17th for MOVE:DC, the next chapter in the KONY 2012 campaign...
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Religious leaders from LRA-affected areas call for change
On September 28th, 2012, religious leaders from Congo, Central African Republic (CAR), and South Sudan met as part of the Regional Interfaith Network of Religious Leaders for Peace (Le Réseau Régional...
View ArticleFrom the Crisis Tracker: New Security Brief shows seasonal drop in LRA attacks
Invisible Children and Resolve recently released the 2012 LRA Crisis Tracker Quarter 3 Security Brief (you can see the French version here). The brief analyzes LRA activity from July-September 2012....
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New report says UN’s LRA strategy is at risk of failure
Today, we joined ten other organizations in jointly releasing a new report revealing that the United Nations has failed to make meaningful progress in implementing its strategy to address LRA...
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Senate passes defense bill with new LRA provision
On Dec. 4th, the US Senate passed next year’s defense authorizations bill after adding a new provision urging sustained commitment for efforts to help end LRA atrocities. The amendment was introduced...
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Top Stories of 2012: New wave of LRA defectors returns home
This week we are sharing three top stories from 2012, chosen by our team as demonstrations of our impact and shared as a token of our thanks. Our first is a story that stands above the rest as a sign...
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Top Stories of 2012, part II: Getting the right voices heard
This is the second of three top stories we’re sharing from 2012, chosen by our team as demonstrations of our impact and shared as a token of our thanks. You can find the first post here. The first...
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Top Stories of 2012, part III: Winning funds to help communities protect...
This is the third of three top stories we’re sharing from 2012. They were chosen by our team as demonstrations of our impact and shared as a token of our thanks. You can find the first post here and...
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President signs bill aimed at bringing Kony and other war criminals to justice
Yesterday, we were honored to join President Obama for the signing of a bill that authorizes rewards of up to $5 million for information that leads to the arrest of wanted war criminals, including LRA...
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From the Crisis Tracker: Good news on defections, but LRA still abducted 517...
via Speaker Deck Today we released the 2012 LRA Crisis Tracker Annual Security Brief. The brief analyzes trends and patterns in LRA activity from January – December 2012 and compares LRA activity...
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We’re changing our name, but never our mission
“The more things change the more they stay the same” Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr said that. You might not know who he is, and that’s okay (neither do we). However, we like what he said, especially...
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Bring them home: Kickstarting research on LRA defections
Next week I’ll be heading back out to LRA-affected areas to launch a research project examining how best to encourage members of the LRA to escape peacefully and defect from the rebel group. I’ll be...
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Could upheaval in CAR spell the end for operations against the LRA?
A violent change of government that took place in the Central African Republic over the weekend could lead to the withdrawal of Ugandan and US forces working to track down LRA groups in the eastern...
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28 released from LRA captivity
On March 21, we heard the great news that 28 women and children were released from LRA captivity. As the LRA Crisis Tracker reports, the group was actually escorted and purposefully let go by four...
View ArticleCounter-LRA operations suspended
Tuesday, we posted about how political upheaval in the Central African Republic (CAR) may threaten regional efforts to end LRA atrocities. Today, we received worrying news: it appears Uganda and the US...
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The high stakes of withdrawal
With the Ugandan and US operations focused on stopping LRA atrocities hovering close to collapse due to unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR), we joined partners to release a statement today...
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