UGANDA

INTRODUCTION
2. To identify and assess the outstanding reconciliation and transitional justice needs
related to each of these conflicts, and to reflect on the merits of possible mechanisms
and processes to address these needs
The NRTJ Audit comprised of field trips to 20 key districts, 1 involving 65 focus group
discussions, over 80 key informant interviews, and more than 582 hours of conversation.
The districts were selected to be evenly distributed across Uganda. The areas visited
correlate broadly with the district borders of the 1980s, before the rapid process of
districtisation in Uganda began. As such, most sub-regions are represented. Preliminary
findings were presented in 18 Field Briefs and two documentaries (“Not Only Him is
Bright” and “Uganda’s Black Gold”), all available online (www.beyondjubaproject.org/
NRTJA/index.php). This Compendium of Conflicts reflects the full results of the Audit.
The following districts were visited:
District visited for NRTJ Audit Field Research
Kitgum September 12 - 17, 2011
Pader/Patongo September 13 - 18, 2011
Lira September 18 - 24, 2011
Gulu September 18 - 24, 2011
Adjumani September 25 - October 1, 2011
Arua October 2 - 9, 2011
Nakapiripirit October 3 - 9, 2011
Bulambuli October 30 - November 7, 2011
Kasese November 7 - 13, 2011
Soroti November 8 - 14, 2011
Tororo November 29 - December 5, 2012
Nakasongola December 5 - 12, 2011
Bundibugyo January 16 - 22, 2012
Hoima January 16 - 22, 2012
Kyankwanzi/Mubende February 12 - 20, 2012
Luwero February 12 - 19, 2012
Mukono April 10 - 17, 2012
Mbarara June 11 - June 17, 2012
During the fieldwork, the teams conducted four focus group discussions in each district,
with a full day allocated to each discussion. Typically, the first day was spent with
women, the second with men, the third with youth, and the fourth with representatives
1 One field trip comprised of visits to two recently split districts, the findings of which were compiled in
the Pader District Field Brief. Another district, Kyankwanzi, was visited for two days. The research team,
however, had to leave the area due to intimidation by sub-country authorities and security personnel
before the field work could be successfully completed. No Field Brief was produced for the latter district.
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