Take Action on the LRA: Invisible Children Launches #KonyInKingi

From Enough blogs Tue Oct 28 2014, 13:44:32

Editor's Note: This blog is an amended version of the one originally posted by Invisible Children, which can be found here.

Yesterday, Enough Project partner organization Invisible Children launched the "Kony in Kafia Kingi" campaign

For the past two years, Kony has frequently received safe haven in a Sudanese-controlled territory called Kafia Kingi on the border of South Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR).  However, it's nearly impossible to get to him there. Kony has strategically chosen to hide in this region because it's largely out of reach of the United States and African Union troops who are pursuing him. He's able to hide out while ordering other LRA groups to continue to commit violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR).

Nine years ago this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced its very first indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity - and it was for a man named Joseph Kony. Since then, Kony has continued to evade capture and order his LRA fighters to violently attack civilians across central Africa. In light of this nine-year anniversary of Kony's ICC indictment - and with the countdown to the 10th anniversary now underway, our partners at The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative released a fascinating report detailing Kony's movements since his indictment, including his recent presence in a region called ...

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