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Q&A on new rewards for Kony & Co
Earlier today, the US Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice Stephen Rapp announced that LRA leaders Joseph Kony, Dominic Ongwen, and Okot Odhiambio – as well as Rwandan rebel leader Sylvestre...
View ArticleBehind the scenes: Using satellite imagery to find Kony’s camp
The report we released today used a range of sources to confirm the LRA’s movement into Sudanese-controlled territory and Sudan’s renewed support for the rebel group. However, the source likely to...
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Crisis Tracker quarterly update: LRA releases 28 captives
Today we released the LRA Crisis Tracker January – March 2013 Quarterly Security Brief, which analyzes patterns in LRA activity in the first three months of the year. Key trends in LRA activity,...
View Article5 questions on Kony and poaching
Today we partnered with the Enough Project and Invisible Children to release Kony’s Ivory: How Elephant Poaching in Congo Helps Support the Lord’s Resistance Army. Jonathan Hutson and Kasper Agger at...
View ArticleWhy #ZeroLRA
Our partners at Invisible Children launched the #ZeroLRA campaign this week, and we’ve been helping them make sure it gains traction with policymakers in Washington. The goal is to ensure that US...
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New report: How to dismantle the LRA from the bottom-up
We’ve long argued that Joseph Kony’s leadership is central to the LRA’s survival, and that a solution to the LRA’s atrocity crimes is nearly inconceivable without dealing with him. While that still...
View Article98 Members of Congress urge Obama to stay the course
In a strong show of support for US efforts to help protect civilians from LRA atrocities, 75 Representatives and 23 Senators signed a pair of bipartisan letters sent to President Obama today urging him...
View ArticleFirst Contact: Messages from the LRA to local communities
In our most recent research report, Loosening Kony’s Grip: Effective Defection Strategies for Today’s LRA, we explored the rising disillusionment of Ugandan combatants in the LRA. In the Congo, this...
View ArticleZande Communities Crucial to Facilitating LRA Defection
Authored By: Lindsay Branham and Margaux Fitoussi Today DTJ is releasing our newest research report, Come out and live among us: How Zande communities can influence combatants to surrender from the...
View ArticleA note of thanks from our outgoing director
After seven years directing this organization, next week I will be handing over the reins to my longtime collaborator and friend Paul Ronan. I will continue to be involved with efforts to help...
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