I. Our Favorites
II. Peace Initiatives
III. Human Rights & Justice
IV. Internal-Displacement
V. Land-Related Issues
VI. Child Soldiers & War-Affected Youth
VII. Gender-Related Issues
VIII. Karamoja Region
IX. West Nile Region
X. Multimedia
I. Our Favorite (& our own) Policy Reports:
"The building blocks of sustainable peace: The views of internally displaced people in northern Uganda," Oxfam International Briefing Paper 106 (September 2007).
"Fostering the Transition in Acholiland: From War to Peace, From Camps to Home," Gulu: Human Rights Focus (September 2007).
"Give Peace a Real Chance: Rethinking U.S. Policy Toward Northern Uganda," Resolve Uganda (October 2007).
Lomo, Zachary and Hovil, Lucy, “Behind the Violence: Causes, Consequences and the Search for Solutions to the War in Northern Uganda,” Refugee Law Project Working Paper No. 11 (February 2004).
"Northern Uganda Peace Process: The Need to Maintain Momentum," International Crisis Group Africa Briefing 46 (14 September 2007).
Neu, Joyce, "Briefing on the Conflict in Uganda: Hope for a Negotiated Solution," Russell Senate Office Building (1 June 2005).
"Peace in Northern Uganda?" International Crisis Group Africa Briefing No. 41 (13 September 2006).
Prendergast, John, "Let's Make a Deal: Leverage Needed in Northern Uganda Peace Talks," ENOUGH Project Strategy Paper #6 (August 2007).
Prendergast, John, "Resolving the Three Headed War from Hell in Southern Sudan, Northern Uganda, and Darfur," Woodrow Wilson International Center Africa Program Occasional Paper Series No. 3 (February 2005).
Quaranto, Peter and Poffenberger, Michael, "2006 Peace Talks in Juba: A Historic Opportunity," Uganda Conflict Action Network (18 July 2006).
Quaranto, Peter, "Ending the Real Nightmares of Northern Uganda," Peace Review 18(1) (January-March 2006): 137-144.
"Seizing the Second Chance: Peace on the Horizon for Northern Uganda?" Resolve Uganda (26 April 2007).
II. Peace Initiatives
Afako, Barney, "Pursuing Peace in Northern Uganda: Lessons from Peace Initiatives," Commissioned by Civil Society Organizations for Peace in Northern Uganda (May 2003).
"Building a Comprehensive Peace Strategy for Northern Uganda," International Crisis Group Africa Briefing No. 27 (23 June 2005).
Finnstrom, Sverker and Atkinson, Ron, "Building a sustainable peace in northern Uganda," Horn of Africa Bulletin (April 2008).
"Listen to the People: A Call for an Inclusive Approach to the Peace Process in Northern Uganda," Human Rights and Peace Center, Faculty of Law at Makerere University.
"Protracted Conflict, Elusive Peace: Initiatives to End the Violence in Northern Uganda," ACCORD No. 11 (2002).
"Shock Therapy for Northern Uganda’s Peace Process," International Crisis Group Africa Briefing No. 23 (11 April 2005).
Westbrook, David, "The Torment of Northern Uganda: A Legacy of Missed Opportunities," The Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution 3(2) (June 2000).
III. Human Rights & Justice
"Accountability, Reconciliation and the Juba Peace Talks: Beyond the Impasse," Liu Institute for Global Issues Justice and Reconciliation Project Field Notes No. 3 (October 2006).
Berkeley-Tulane Initiative on Vulnerable Populations (August 2007), “New Population-Based Data on Attitudes about Peace and Justice.”
"Breaking the Circle: Protecting Human Rights in the Northern War Zone," Amnesty International (1999).
Finnegan, Amy, "A Memorable Process in a Forgotten War: Forgiveness within Northern Uganda," Tufts University Fletcher School Masters Thesis (2005).
Hovil, Lucy and Lomo, Zachary, "Whose Justice? Perceptions of Uganda’s Amnesty Act 2000: The Potential for Conflict Resolution and Long-Term Resolution," Refugee Law Project Working Paper No. 15 (February 2005).
Hovil, Lucy and Quinn, Joanna R., "Peace First, Justice Later: Traditional Justice in Northern Uganda," Refugee Law Project No. 17 (July 2005).
Pham, Phuoung et al., "Forgotten Voices: A Population-Based Survey on Attitudes about Peace and Justice in Northern Uganda," International Center for Transitional Justice and Human Rights Center at University of California-Berkeley (July 2005).
"Report on the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Uganda," UN Human Rights Council Fourth Session (12 February 2007).
"Roco Wat I Acoli: Restoring Relationships in Acholi-land, Traditional Approaches to Justice and Reintegration," Liu Institute for Global Issues, Gulu District NGO Forum and Ker Kwaro Acholi (September 2005).
"Uprooted and Forgotten: Impunity and Human Rights Abuses in Northern Uganda," Human Rights Watch 17(12) (September 2005).
IV. Internal-Displacement
Boas, Morten and Hatloy, Anne, "Northern Uganda IDP Profiling Volume 2: Northern Uganda IDP Study," Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies (September 2005).
"Counting the Cost: Twenty Years of War in northern Uganda," Civil Society Organisations for Peace in Northern Uganda (30 March 2006).
Dolan, Chris and Hovil, Lucy, "Humanitarian protection in Uganda: a Trojan Horse?" Humanitarian Policy Group (December 2006).
"Health and Mortality Survey among internally displaced persons in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader districts, northern Uganda," Uganda Ministry of Health, World Health Organization et al (July 2005).
"Only Peace Can Restore the Confidence of the Displaced," Refugee Law Project, Norwegian Refugee Council and International Displacement Monitoring Centre 2nd Edition (October 2006).
Paul, Diane, "Fulfilling the Forgotten Promise: The Protection of Civilians in Northern Uganda," Interaction Protection Working Group (January 2006).
"Renewed International and National Attention Yields Only Limited Improvements for the Displaced," International Displacement Monitoring Centre (30 June 2006).
"Uganda Country Page," Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), (updated regularly).
"Waiting for Godot in Gulu: Possible Reasons for Delay in IDP's Return Process," UN OCHA (September 2007).
"What about us?: The exclusion of urban IDPs from Uganda's IDP related policies and interventions," Refugee Law Project briefing paper (December 2007).
V. Land-Related Issues
Adoko, Judy and Levine, Simon, "Land Matters in Displacement: The Importance of Land Rights in Acholiland and What Threatens Them," Civil Society Organizations for Peace in Northern Uganda (December 2004).
"Northern Uganda Land Study: Analysis of Post-Conflict Land Policy and Land Administration: A Survey of IDP Return and Resettlement Issues and Lessons (Acholi and Lango Regions)," World Bank (February 2008).
"Return or transformation?: Land and the resettlement of IDPs in Northern Uganda," Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) (June 2007).
VI. Child Soldiers & "Night Commuters"
"Abducted and Abused: Renewed Conflict in Northern Uganda," Human Rights Watch 15(12) (July 2003).
Annan, Jeannie, Blattman, Christopher, Carlson, Khristopher, and Mazurana, Dyan, "Research brief: Making reintegration work for youth in northern Uganda" The Survey of War-Affected Youth (November 2007).
Annan, Jeannie, Blattman, Christopher and Horton, Roger, "The State of Youth and Youth Protection in Northern Uganda: Findings from the Survey for War Affected Youth," UNICEF Uganda (September 2006).
"'Breaking God’s commands': the destruction of childhood by the Lord’s Resistance Army," Amnesty International (1997).
"Pawns of Politics: Children, Conflict and Peace in Northern Uganda," World Vision 2nd Edition (2006).
"Resilience in the Darkness: An Update on Child and Adolescent Night Commuters in Northern Uganda," Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (Women's Commission) (February 2005).
"Stolen Children: Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda," Human Rights Watch 15(7) (March 2003).
"The Scars of Death: Children Abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda," Human Rights Watch (September 1997).
"When the Sun Sets, We Start to Worry: Life in Northern Uganda," UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs IRIN In-Depth (January 2004).
VII. Gender-Related Issues
Annan, Jeannie, et. al., "The State of Female Youth in Northern Uganda - Phase II," The Survey of War-Affected Youth (SWAY) (April 2008).
“Doubly Traumatised Lack of access to justice for female victims of sexual and
gender-based violence in northern Uganda,” Amnesty International (30
November 2007).
"Learning in a War Zone: Education in Northern Uganda," Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (Women's Commission) (28 February 2005).
"Suffering in Silence: A Study of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) In Pabbo Camp, Gulu District, Northern Uganda," Gulu District Sub Working Group On SGBV (15 June 2005).
"Young Mothers, Marriage and Reintegration in Northern Uganda: Consideration for the Juba Peace Talks," Liu Institute for Global Issues Justice and Reconciliation Project Field Notes No. 2 (25 September 2006).
VIII. Karamoja Region
Akabwai, Darlington and Ateyo, Priscillar, "The Scramble for Cattle, Power and Guns in Karamoja," Feinstein International Center, (December 2007).
Akabwai, Darlington, Ateyo, Priscillar, Mazurana, Dyan and Stites, Elizabeth, "Angering Akuju: Survival and Suffering in Karamoja," Feinstein International Center, (December 2007).
“Creating Conditions for Promoting Human Security and Recovery in Karamoja, 2007/2008-2009/2010,” Karamoja Integrated Disarmament and Development Programme, Government of Uganda (2007).
“Get the Gun! Human Rights Violations by Uganda’s National Army in Law Enforcement Operations in Karamoja Region,” Human Rights Watch (September 2007).
“High Commissioner concerned over escalating violence against civilians in
northeastern Uganda,” United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (19 April 2007).
"Joint Factsheet on Karamoja: Humanitarian and Development Realities in the Region" Government of Uganda and UN OCHA (18 April 2008).
“Karamoja Ethnic Groupings November 2006,” UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (November 2006).
Knighton, Ben, "The Vitality of Karamojong Religion Dying Tradition or Living Faith," Ashgate (2005).
“Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Uganda: Situation in Kotido, Karamoja, from 29 October to 15 November 2006,” United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (24 November 2006).
“Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Uganda: Update report on the situation of human rights in Karamoja, from 1 April to 12 August 2007,” United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (3 September 2007).
"Responding to Pastoral Wars: A Review of Violence Reduction Efforts in Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya," Small Arms Survey (September 2007).
Stites, Elizabeth, Mazurana, Dyan and Akabwai, Darlington, “Out-migration,
Return, and Resettlement in Karamoja, Uganda: The case of Kobulin, Bokora County,” Feinstein International Center, Tufts University June 2007.
IX. West Nile Region
“Negotiating Peace: Resolution of Conflicts in Uganda’s West Nile Region,” Refugee Law Project Working Paper No. 12 (JUNE 2004).
Hovil, Lucy and Okello, Moses Chrispus, “Partial Justice: Formal and Informal Justice Mechanisms in Post Conflict West Nile,” Refugee Law Project Working Paper No. 21 (May 2007).
X. Multimedia
"Invisible Children," (2003).
"Journey into the Sunset," Language Barrier Productions (2006).
Orr, Francine, "Horror in Uganda," Los Angeles Times Photo Journal (2003).
Simpson, Daniel and Green, Matthew, "Rebels Without a Cause," Reuters (June 2005).
"Uganda Rising," Mindset Media (2006).
"War Dance," Shine Global (2006).
