The Genocide In Uganda

“Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people, not to alter their behavior” - Jack Schwart. Uganda has been greatly affected by genocide, different factors and people contribute to the problems there. Uganda is a landlocked country in Africa. It has a tropical climate and is divided into three distinct areas, the swampy lowlands, a fertile plateau with wooded hills, and a desert region. It has a population of 37.58 million and has one of the lowest median ages in the world, age 15. Uganda's capital is Kampala, and it has a multiparty democratic government. Its largest labor force works in agriculture, Uganda relies greatly on their natural resources, especially coffee and oil. Uganda has three military forces, the Uganda People's Defense
Genocide in Uganda has been going on since its independence in 1962, and is still going on today. Because it is such a poor country and the government is abusing its power it is difficult for Uganda to combat genocide. Uganda has suffered many violations to human rights, some of these violations have been government sponsored. The country has experienced forced exile, imprisonment without trial and murders against certain ethnic groups. Milton Obote, Idi Amin and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, contribute to a large part of the genocide in Uganda. The Genocide in Uganda is a result of misused authority, and a hunger for power, the only way it will be resolved is if people take action and if the government changes it
The obvious issues would be the mass murders and kidnappings of millions of Ugandans. Many children had been kidnapped, killed, and used as child soldiers and slaves. It was estimated that by 2005, 25,000 children has been abducted by the LRA. It was also estimated that Kony and the LRA had recruited 60,000 to 100,000 child soldiers into their army. Every night 40, 000 children would flee their homes in an attempt to avoid, abduction, murder, or torture from the LRA. As many as 1.8 million Ugandans were put into internally displaced human camps. These camps are for people wanting to flee certain areas, but stay in their country. Many of the people in the camps were forced to flee their homes due to fear of the LRA and strength from the government. Most Ugandans in these camps would have had little chance of returning home. These camps had very high mortality rates and are sometimes referred to as concentration camps. Kony has a small army, partially made up of child soldiers, who he kidnapped and forced to join his army. Kony used this army to launch surprise attacks on villages, kidnapping, killing, enslaving, and terrorizing the people there. Kony and the LRA have spread to other countries around Uganda and throughout Africa, creating even more