June 15, 2006: GoU Should Engage Peace Talks as Opportunity to Protect Civilians
in: Uganda-CAN
by: Peter
As news surrounding potential peace talks in Juba has been unfolding, Uganda-CAN has been consulting with its international legal sources about the responsibilities of various stakeholders. An article in today's New Vision reports that the Government of Uganda (GoU) will not send a delegation to the peace talks. Uganda-CAN believes (if this news is accurate) that this is a serious abrogation of the government's
responsibility to protect its citizens and work toward regional security. The government has a duty, through its constitution and signing of the UN charter, to exhaust all opportunities to minimize and end violence against its people. The peace talks in Juba represent one such significant opportunity that could end the war in the north and improve regional security.
It is true that the GoU is a party to the Rome Statute. Yet, as a sovereign state, Uganda is the ultimate arbiter of how to manage its national security interests and defend against internal conflict. Article 53 of the Rome Statute specifically considers scenarios where insisting on prosecution should defer to the "interests of victims" or other "interests of justice," such as circumstances in which peace may be negotiated. This is one such case. Uganda-CAN urges the Government of Uganda and other stakeholders to put the needs of peace and protection for civilians in northern
It is true that the GoU is a party to the Rome Statute. Yet, as a sovereign state, Uganda is the ultimate arbiter of how to manage its national security interests and defend against internal conflict. Article 53 of the Rome Statute specifically considers scenarios where insisting on prosecution should defer to the "interests of victims" or other "interests of justice," such as circumstances in which peace may be negotiated. This is one such case. Uganda-CAN urges the Government of Uganda and other stakeholders to put the needs of peace and protection for civilians in northern
Our take is that the Museveni NRM dictatorship is not repeat NOT interested in the so called "peace talks with Kony".. the interest of the NRM military dictatorship lays in seeing more Ugandans of Northern and Eastern Origin continue to suffering in a twenty year NRM created crises. NRM stated policy has been to try their level best to hide the crises in Northern Uganda from Members of the International Community and the people fo Uganda. The fact is that death ( about 1,000 people dying in the camps every week) continues to occur in Northern Uganda.. and Nobody not even members of the 8 parliament cares about the death of this Ugandans.. this much is a fact.
Instead we continue to be bombared by NRM propaganda machinery in the form of New Vision, to try to convince us that the situation in Northern and Eastern Uganda
is getting better. Of course no rational being, least of which norther Ugandans are going to buy this NRM propaganda. The fact is that the NRM need to put in place a comprehensive plan to reslove the crises in Northern Uganda..the so called Military option has failed for the last 20 years and counting. The NRM, has members of teh International Commuinty have rightly pointed out, needs to be held accountable for the suffering of our people in the camps of Northern and Eastern Uganda. period!!
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