Tuesday, October 28, 2008

On a different note

Two years ago, I spent a few months working in Northern Uganda. It was an eye opening experience. Northern Uganda has been wracked by a long running civil war, the hallmark of which has been the abduction of children by the Lord's Resistance Army. These abducted children become child solidiers, porters or sex objects. An article in Saturday's Globe & Mail (www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081024.wongwen1024/BNStory/International/home) examines how international law deals with people who were abducted by the LRA and who commited crimes during the course of the civil war while they were still legally considered to be children and after they crossed the legal threshold into adulthood. It makes for an interesting read.

If you are interested in supporting the children of Northern Uganda, donations can be made through the Gulu Walk website at http://guluwalk.com/

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