Published 2 years ago

In Uganda’s Karamoja, rampant rustling and a militarised response as violence returns

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The nine districts of Karamoja enjoyed a decade of peace after the army disarmed gun-wielding rustlers in the early 2000s. But in the last two years the raiders have returned, killing hundreds of people and stealing the cattle that are their livelihoods. A fresh disarmament campaign, launched by the army in July 2021, has so far failed to stem the violence.

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In Uganda’s Karamoja, rampant rustling and a militarised response as violence returns

Hundreds have been killed since 2019 amid growing rivalries in the northeastern region, where livelihoods have been destroyed and people left desperate.

2 years ago·Geneva, Switzerland

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