Night Flight
Fifty-thousand Ugandans become refugees every night, fleeing the Lord's Resistance Army. Read Full Entry
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Mon, Oct 17 2005, 9:28 PM ET
No Degrees of Separation
Great strides have been made against HIV/AIDS in Uganda. But the fight continues in the north, where everyone knows a victim. Read Full Entry
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Wed, Oct 19 2005, 3:20 AM ET
Fighting a Phantom
Uganda's war against the Lord's Resistance Army may be coming to an end. But many ask, why is it taking so long? Read Full Entry
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Fri, Oct 21 2005, 12:18 AM ET
Burdens of War
Newly freed children bear both babies of their captors and wounds that will never heal. Read Full Entry
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Fri, Oct 21 2005, 1:12 PM ET
Reader Comments of the Week: Uganda
Each week the Hot Zone team will select some of the more interesting reader comments to feature. Read Full Entry
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Fri, Oct 21 2005, 1:20 PM ET
Uganda in the Hot Zone: Mini-Doc
A terrorized population hopes for an end to 20 years of war. Read Full Entry
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Mon, Oct 24 2005, 11:17 AM ET
Reflections from the Hot Zone: Uganda
Justice, grace and defiance: What I learned from a pregnant 15-year-old Ugandan girl Read Full Entry
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- BBC: Uganda Country Profile - includes a map, quick facts, and an overview of the country's leaders.
- BBC: Uganda Timeline - chronology of key events.
- BBC: Northern Uganda Conflict Q&A - background on what has been described as "the most neglected humanitarian crisis in the world."
- Wikipedia: Lord's Resistance Army - profiles the Ugandan rebel group led by Joseph Kony, who declares to be a spirit medium, and wants to establish a state based on his interpretation of Biblical millenarianism.
- International Criminal Court: Situation in Uganda - details proceedings against Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leaders; charges include crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed in Uganda.
- Human Rights Watch: Uganda - backgrounder, bulletins, and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country. Watch 'The Night Commuters Uganda's Forgotten Children of War,' a seven-minute video about thousands of rural children who 'commute' nightly to escape conflict.
- Uganda AIDS Commission - site provides information on the status of the epidemic in the country, and the country's response to it.
HOW TO HELP
- UNICEF: Uganda - helps children affected by war, runs immunization and health programs, and provides mother-to-child AIDS/HIV prevention treatment.
- Gulu Walk - event held in solidarity with chidren in rural northern Uganda, many of whom must trek to urban centers at night to sleep in relative safety and to escape the rebel army. Observed in 40 cities around the globe on Saturday, October 22nd.
- CARE Uganda - emphasizes long-term development in projects dealing with agriculture, primary health care, population and small enterprise development.
- Uganda Conflict Action Network - advocates for an end to the 19-year old war in northern Uganda. Site includes background on the conflict, and suggestions on how to be an advocate for peace in Uganda.
- Doctors Without Borders: Uganda - provides care for Ugandan victims of violence and disease, and assists war-displaced DRC refugees in western Uganda.