Uganda’s Child “Night Commuters” (1 Viewer)

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The video, narrated by Dennis Haysbert, spotlights the phenomenon of tens of thousands of children in northern Uganda who walk miles every day to avoid abduction by rebel troops. The video shows the children embarking from their villages on long journeys in search of a safe place to sleep in urban areas.

Human Rights Watch takes an unflinching look at the harrowing conditions of the children’s lives through original footage and interviews. The situation in northern Uganda has resulted in a pervasive climate of fear. Since 1986, 30,000 boys and girls have been abducted in northern Uganda and forced to become child soldiers and sex slaves. The group that is responsible for these atrocities, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has waged war against the Ugandan government for nearly two decades.

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/08/21/uganda11647.htm

 

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Re: Uganda’s Child “Night Commuters”

I've seen bits of this, BBC 24 made a short film on them last year. Very sad. Imagine the fear everynight of a real boogey man comming to get you! Here is the the UN's take on the LRA. Kony and his bunch are some head bangers.

http://www.irinnews.org/webspecials/uga_crisis/LRAstructure.asp