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Born in the bush, raised in the bush, these children have not known peace. In Northern Uganda over 65,000 Acholi children have been abducted from their homes and forced to fight in the rebel ranks of the Lord’s Resistance Army. For 20 years the perpetual war has gone unnoticed by the international community and has resulted in a mass genocide of the Acholi people. An entire generation of children have been born and raised in conflict and have never known peace. This is the story of three young people who were abducted by the rebels and have lived to share their experiences.Born in the bush, raised in the bush, these children have not known peace. In... more
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In Northern Uganda over 65,000 Acholi children have been abducted from their homes and forced to fight in the rebel ranks of the the Lord's Resistance Army. For 20 years the war has gone unnoticed by the international community and has resulted in the mass genocide of the Acholi people. An entire generation of children have been born and raised in conflict and have never known peace. This is the story of three young Ugandans who lived to share their experiences and voice their desire to return to a place they call home.In Northern Uganda over 65,000 Acholi children have been abducted from their homes and... more
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It is said Sudan's Darfur region is often overlooked by the media as one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in history. But to the south, an even lesser-known war has raged on in Northern Uganda. And the media have shared very little about this "silent disaster" as well. This unique look at the crisis in Northern Uganda follows a Portland, Oregon musician's journey to share her music and compassion with those who have been left to pick up the pieces in the wake of a decades-long war. It is said Sudan's Darfur region is often overlooked by the media as one of the... more
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In northern Uganda, a rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army has been fighting the government since the mid-1980s in what has become Africa's longest civil war. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people have died in the war and thousands of children have been abducted. But in recent years, thousands of rebels have come out of bush to take advantage of amnesty offer by the Ugandan government. Now thousands of former rebels, including some of its top leaders, live side by side with victims.In northern Uganda, a rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army has been fighting... more
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