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What will it take to end the LRA conflict?
Does Kony 2012 offer the right solution?
Solutions suggested by Invisible Children and their partner organisations?
Solutions suggested by other organisations
Opinion - The use of US troops
What will it take to end the LRA conflict?
There seems to be unanimous agreement from all sides of the Kony debate that Joseph Kony should be stopped from what he is doing but there are wide ranging views about 'how' this can best be achieved.
Does Kony 2012 offer the right solution?
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Solutions suggested by Invisible Children and their partner Organisations
This letter, dated March 2012, was sent to President Barack Obama.
It was sent jointly by three organisations,
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Invisible Children,
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Enough Project
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Resolve.
Read about the solutions which have been suggested by these organisations:
Invisible Children
This article, from the Invisible Children website, explains their strategy for combatting the issue of the LRA.
Invisible Children's solutions have been informed by their partnership with the Enough Project and Resolve.
Enough Project
The Enough Project website includes their strategies to end the war with the LRA.
This report 'Ensuring Success: four steps beyond US troops to end the war with the LRA' details the Enough Project's opinion that the US action against the LRA will only succeed if there are four additional ingredients from the US and other supporting countries. These four steps are troops, transport, intelligence and defections strategy (TTID).
Resolve
This Resolve report 'From Promise to Peace: A blueprint for President Obama's LRA strategy' outlines a recommended strategy for Obama to implement in his response to the LRA violence.
This report 'Peace can be: President Obama's chance to help and LRA atrocities in 2012' , published in 2012, assesses the LRA currently and makes recommendations for counter-LRA actions.
Solutions suggested by Organisations
The Resolution: Possible website.
This Resolution: Possible organisation has the ultimate aim of seeing sustainable peace, recovery and development in the regions affected by the violence, with the root causes of the conflict acknowledged and addressed. The current focus of the 'Resolution: Possible' organisation is on the situation in Central East Africa involving the 26-year long fight between rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government. Resolution: Possible believe that through combining dialogue and coordinating strategies a sustainable solution can be found to resolve the LRA conflict issue. Their website outlines current strategies which are being used.
The World Peace Foundation aims to provide intellectual leadership on issues of peace, justice and security. This blog post on the World Peace Foundation website is entitled 'Kony: What's to be done?" It responds to the question "so what would you do about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army?" using a nine-point approach proposed by the International Crisis Group in January 2006 as a basis. Another blog post 'Don't elevate Kony' by the same author, Alex Dewaal, discusses the dangers of elevating Joseph Kony to the status of a global celebrity.
Human Rights Watch is an organization which is dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. Their website includes a letter which was sent to President Barack Obama by 20 civil society groups in northern Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. You can also view an article on the International Criminal Court's (ICC) report on their investigation and solutions for justice in Northern Uganda.
Opinion - The use of US troops
In this video, victims of the Lord's Resistance Army call upon US President Barack Obama for urgent and decisive action to neutralize the LRA.
(Source of video: you tube)
Article about the use of US troops in the fight against the LRA, from the Bloomberg website.
- Bloomberg - U.S. Troops to Central Africa Is a Sensible ’Adventure’: ViewThis article puts forward the case for using US troops to help capture or kill Joseph Kony and his commanders.
- The Economist - Can America make a difference?This article discusses the hunt for the Lord's Resistance Army and whether America can make a difference in the fight against their crimes.
Opinion - The importance of forgiveness
This video, "Uganda: The Challenge of Forgiveness" chronicles religious leaders, elders, and parents who are exercising remarkable leadership and courage in choosing to forgive as they seek to rebuild their communities.
(Source of video: you tube)
In 2010 CODOC journalists spent a month with the Achili people of northern Uganda, listening to their stories and voices.
Will they be heard against the clamour of international voices?
The following three clips are from their documentary 'Forgive me Mother'.
Opinion - Dangers of the Kony 2012 campaign
This article from The Guardian, looks at some of the potential issues surrounding the Invisible Children's approach to the problem.
- The Guardian - Hunt for Joseph Kony will kill more innocent people, charities warnThis article looks at some of the issues around the Invisible Children's approach to tackling Joseph Kony and his troops.
- Insight on Conflict - Beyond Kony 2012: local peacebuilders advice to Invisible ChildrenThis article reports on the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) response to the Kony 2012 video. It includes points which were highlighted in an open letter which they sent to Invisible Children. They also point out that there may be other non-military options to the deal with the issue of Joseph Kony.