{UAH} THE MULINDWA NOTES ON VIOLENCE IN UGANDA {---Series two-Hundred but thirty six}

Friends

In this series I am going to adress the issue that was raised by Simon Peter Okurut and Allan Barigye that the problem we have in Acholi land is not a violence of the entire popualtion but very few criminals that simply  misbehaved and we need to ignore them for the North is going to sing Kumbaya, I need to repeat my self that the violence that has been done in The North has worried every inteligent institution out of Uganda, it is Ugandans that have not bothered about it. And here are the numbers that were filled by the International center for Transitional justice, a Human  right center, university of California Berkely. They considered 3 districts namely Gulu Kitgum and Lira. How were people affected by violence into those three districts, Let us look at the numbers that they came up with.

Gulu district

1. Was abducted 327 (53%)

2. Had a child that was abducted 223 (36%)

3. Witnessed a child that was abducted 429 (69%)

4. Witnessed a family member killed 292 (47%)

5. Witnessed a friend or neighbor killed 245 (39%)

6. Was threaten of death 370 (60%)

7. Was physically mutilated, maimed, or injured by the LRA 122 (20%)

8. Was forced to carry loads for the LRA 301 (48%)

9. Was sexually violated 64 (10%)

10. Witnessed someone being sexually violated 182 (29%)

11. Have been physically beaten or injured by a family member 138 (22%)

 

Kitgum district

 

1. Was abducted  347 (54%)

2. Had a child that was abducted 258 (40%)

3. Witnessed a child that was abducted 417 (65%)

4. Witnessed a family member killed 298 (47%)

5. Witnessed a friend or neighbor killed 279 (44%)

6. Was threaten of death 347 (54%)

7. Was physically mutilated, maimed, or injured by the LRA 116 (18%)

8. Was forced to carry loads for the LRA 262 (41%)

9. Was sexually violated 46 (7%)

10. Witnessed someone being sexually violated 117 (18%)

11. Have been physically beaten or injured by a family member 117 (18%)

 

Lira District

 

1.Was abducted 195 (30%)

2. Had a child that was abducted 195 (30%)

3. Witnessed a child that was abducted 352 (54%)

4. Witnessed a family member killed 349 (53%)

5. Witnessed a friend or neighbor killed 406 (62%)

6. Was threaten of death 243 (37%)

7. Was physically mutilated, maimed, or injured by the LRA 203 (31%)

8. Was forced to carry loads for the LRA 145 (22%)

9. Was sexually violated 42 (6%)

10. Witnessed someone being sexually violated 167 (26%)

11. Have been physically beaten or injured by a family member  183 (28%)

 

These are numbers and for some very unknown reason numbers have frustratingly refused to lie. If you look at these percentages, they are way high to get an acceptable sample of Acholi violence. In fact let me post a writing from the very same study that we need to look at closely, and he says in a direct quote :-

 

"Exposure to Violence

The analysis of the data indicates that 20 years of war and political unrest in Northern Uganda has traumatically affected virtually the entire population. Four out of five respondents had been exposed to at least one or more of the listed events of direct traumatic exposure. Forty percent indicated they had been formally abducted, 31 percent had a child that was abducted, and 58 percent witnessed a child being abducted. Almost half (45 percent) of the respondents had witnessed a member of their family killed, and almost the same amount (48 percent) witnessed a friend or neighbor killed, and/or was threatened with death (49 percent). About one-third of the respondents were forced to carry loads for the LRA (33 percent). Almost one-quarter (23 percent) of the respondents had been physically mutilated, maimed, or injured by the LRA. Similarly, 24 percent had been physically beaten or injured by a family member and/or witnessed someone who was sexually violated (25 percent). About 7 percent admitted they had experienced a sexual violation."

 

 

Fellow Ugandans Acholi violence is real and we need to address it but candidly.

 

 

Stay in the forum for Series two hundred and thirty seven on the way   ------>

EM

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