The Lord's Resistance Army
For almost 25 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader Joseph Kony have wreaked havoc on civilian communities across central Africa. What began in 1987 as a rebellion based in northern Uganda has morphed into a regional insurgency that now terrorizes civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and eastern Central African Republic.
The LRA has no clear political agenda. This ruthless militia directs its violence towards civilians and attacks local communities—massacring innocent people, razing villages, and abducting children and forcing them to serve as soldiers, porters, and sex slaves.
Take Action
President Obama: Bring an End to the LRA
President Obama recently announced that his administration is deploying U.S. military advisors to assist regional efforts aimed at ending the almost 25 year-old Lord’s Resistance Army crisis. This is an important step forward, but it needs to be accompanied by a larger effort and partnership in order to stop the LRA.
Thank President Obama for the deployment of the military advisors and ask him to do more to end this crisis.
Our Current Work
President Obama's LRA Strategy Report Card: Issue #2
The LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act was signed into law on May 24, 2010. President Obama released his strategy for ending the threat posed by the LRA in November 2010. Enough is working with our partners to demand that President Obama dedicates the funding, senior leadership, and political will to achieve a lasting end to the conflict.
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Start Something to Finish It
Enough is working with our partners at Resolve and Invisible Children to ensure that Congress dedicates the necessary resources for implementing Obama’s strategy.
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