Uganda: The Acholi Traditional Justice Enough for Kony

27 August 2006
opinion

Kampala — I wish to elaborate on the concept of justice as it is understood by the world, compared to how it is understood by the Lwo community. According to the world, justice is done as soon as the truth concerning the crimes committed against humanity is revealed.

In other words, one must know the truth and minister justice through punishment, either by killing, life imprisonment, paying heavy fines or through severe beatings.

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