Uganda - UN passes resolution - nuthn' to see, move along there ... the world watches. and passes by.

All 15 nations of the U.N. Security Council approved a statement on Thursday 16th November that called on both the Ugandan government and the LRA to "commit themselves fully" to a long-term and peaceful solution to the conflict. This should help to put new pressure on Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels to immediately release all women and children abducted they have abducted in their 20 year "war" which has resulted in over 100,000 deaths and the flight of over 2 million people from their tribal lands in Northern Uganda.(Pic Ruud Elmendorp of Joseph Kony at Press Conference)

The council statement asked the 192 U.N. member-states both to support efforts to end the fighting and "to ensure that those responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law are brought to justice." This of course is spooking Joseph Kony the crazed leader of the LRA who , with his 4 named adjutants faces charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague - it was also the first time the UN has called for bringing to justice the LRA leaders responsible for war crimes.



Meanwhile the talks in Juba have virtually collapsed to be overtaken by direct ones with Kony and his deputy and his deputy, Vincent Otti where they are reorted to have met Gulu district (LC5) chairman Norbert Mao, RDC Col. Walter Ochora and Kampala-based lawyer and former MP for Agago County Owiny Dollo at his base at Garamba in Congo. - who have in turn reported to President Musavu.

Pic at Gambara last week : LRA Commander Joseph Kony (third right), his deputy Vincent Otti (far right) and other gangsters.

Both Kony and Otti addressed the Acholi on Radio Mega FM from Gulu claiming the Acholi could return - but no-one trusts him and increasingly suspect the peace talks are just a breathing space to re-arm, re-equip and re-finance his murderous crew. He also asked for financial assistance for his family.

In his first broadcast interview ever at the end of June, Kony said the LRA had never committed abductions, rapes or mutilations and reports of lips and ears being cut off were not true. You must view the video (4.54 sec posted Aug 16th by Rocketboom) of Kony's Press Conference by Ruud Elmendorp here at Google Video. This won International TV Award of the Video Journalism Festival in Berlin. - Visit his site here for this and other absolutely stunning films on Africa which you can preview and download.

"I'm a freedom fighter who is fighting for freedom in Uganda," Kony said in the interview, which was broadcast on BBC2 "Newsnight" programme. "I am not a terrorist."

Ageing Trot the ennobled Dave Triesman - Lord Triesman of the FO said scornfully at the time, "Kony has an international criminal indictment. I take that seriously."

"I believe... the evidence against him and the others who have been indicted means they should be captured, arrested and brought to trial in The Hague." - although palpably reluctant to do anything to bring this desired end about.

Regrettably he wasn't talking about Tony Blair, and the rest of the Labour cabinet who lied to the UK public to get the nation squandering it's blood and treasure in Iraq - whose death toll, and catalogue of corruption, looting, murder, kidnapping , rape, and destruction of a whole nation make Kony's efforts, albeit longer somewhat amateur on the Richter scale that applies to war crimes.

Kony's strength is of course that he controls no oil, gas, gold, diamonds or other desirable minerals, so nobody is interested. If you are you ,can learn more and offer help here at UgandaCAN.