Blog Archives
Where has Kony been hiding?
April 26, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Where has Kony been hiding? The ultimate question. We recently partnered with The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and the Enough Project to produce a detailed and lengthy report to try to answer it. Hidden in Plain Sight: Sudan’s Harboring of the LRA in the Kafia Kingi Enclave, 2009-2013 can be viewed in full [HERE] and is summarized [...] Read More
Five former LRA escape to Mboki
January 24, 2013 by Invisible Children
Many people who are currently in the LRA were abducted as children and based on information from members who have escaped, are constantly expressing a strong desire to leave. There are three major obstacles for LRA defectors who want to escape: 1) Fear of being killed during their escape or by the community when they [...] Read More
Witness: the stories behind the story
November 26, 2012 by Juan Frausto
The art of storytelling (aka journalism/media), whether it’s told through print, photography, film, or any other medium, has the chance to capture history, propel ideas, highlight innovation, and bring facts into the limelight. Sometimes the story behind the story is the first to hit the cutting room floor, but then there are times when those [...] Read More
A visit to Kony’s former home
July 16, 2012 by carolinegarcia08
Australian missionary Christopher White wrote a blog post for Operation Broken Silence about his travels in South Sudan and impromptu visit to the former home of Joseph Kony. Kony occupied the residence for most of the 15 years leading up to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and what is now South Sudan in 2005. Below is an [...] Read More
South Sudan celebrates first independence day
July 9, 2012 by Brady Peters
When South Sudan declared independence last year, the world rejoiced. The small, newly-formed and oil-rich nation had been plagued by civil war with the north for over twenty years. During that time, an estimated two million people had been killed. And now, even though independence is theirs, South Sudan is still facing loads of other [...] Read More
The crisis between Sudan and South Sudan
April 26, 2012 by Azy Groth
Sudan and South Sudan have had a tumultuous and bloody history. Too long and too bloody to recount properly here. A ceasefire took effect in 2005 and there was a tenuous peace until a referendum made South Sudan into an independent state in July 2011. But the violence has been on the rise since then. [...] Read More
BBC: “Joseph Kony victims back online campaign”
March 19, 2012 by Azy Groth
The author of this BBC article interviews people from South Sudan and DR Congo who are living in refugee camps because of LRA violence. This perspective has been largely missing from the global conversation about stopping Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. The first-hand accounts make it clearer than ever that LRA violence must be stopped [...] Read More
The Pulse on the LRA – and Kony 2012 – from South Sudan
March 14, 2012 by Azy Groth
Paul Ronan of Resolve (our policy and advocacy partners) is blogging from the region currently affected by LRA activity. He was halfway through a five-week research trip when Kony 2012 launched. Reposted from The Resolve Blog: Yesterday I visited the geographic heart of LRA violence in central Africa, a small town called Ezo where the [...] Read More
Keeping an eye on South Sudan
January 18, 2012 by Krista MorganSince the LRA has been known to make its presence known in South Sudan, we like to keep tabs on the happenings (and you should too). And since South Sudan is a new(ish) country, we want it to succeed (and you should too). There have been recent retaliatory attacks between ethnic groups in the region which has displaced [...] Read More
