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who have received compensation. 711
TJ MECHANISMS
The Need for a Comprehensive Reparations Framework
Bearing in mind the limited nature of reparations and the history of conflict in Uganda,
it appears there is widespread support for the adoption of a uniform approach to
reparations, coupled with corresponding legislation. 712 Such a framework would provide
acknowledgment of suffering to affected individuals and communities, enable them to
cope with the losses resulting from conflict, and help them live more positively with their
memories. 713 In some districts, a nationwide reparations programme was suggested to
ensure that certain regions are not overlooked. 714
Beneficiaries
Participants acknowledged that not everyone may benefit from a reparations programme
given the current existing limitations. 715 Specific attention should, however, be given to
the women who bore the brunt of the conflict. In Nakasongola, participants claimed
that Baruli women had greatly contributed to the NRA Bush War, yet had not been
incorporated into the reparations process. 716 Participants from the district also added
that broader reparative measures must be provided to those who suffered during the
NRA Bush War, in particular since they had provided cattle and food crops, served as
informants, and some had been tortured to death by the opposition as a result. 717
Centres of Responsibility
Additionally, participants believed that the Government holds responsibility for the
delivery of reparations. 718 Former colonial governments and the United Nations should
also participate, they noted, given the levels of corruption on the African continent. 719
Some suggested that the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims should be
used to assist victims. 720 Specifically in terms of violations perpetrated against refugees
exiled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the people of West Nile wish to obtain
reparations from the Congolese Government now that they have returned to Uganda. 721
Forms of Reparations
Communities throughout Uganda shared their views on which forms of reparations,
including compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction, restitution and guarantees of
non-repetition, would be most meaningful. They also made various and specific
recommendations on what they should encompass. Participants believed that reparations
711 Research conducted in Nakasongola and Bundibugyo Districts
712 Research conducted in Lira District
713 Research conducted in Adjumani, Gulu and Kasese Districts
714 Research conducted in Mubende, Bulambuli, Hoima and Gulu Districts
715 Research conducted in Arua, Hoima, Mbarara, Mubende, Adjumani, Kasese, Nakasongola, Bundibugyo,
Bulambuli, Gulu, Mukono and Pader Districts
716 Research conducted in Adjumani, Bulambuli, Hoima and Pader Districts
717 Research conducted in Arua and Nakasongola Districts
718 Research conducted in Pader District
719 Research conducted in Nakasongola District
720 Research conducted in Nakasongola District
721 Research conducted in Bulambuli, Kasese, Pader, Hoima and Arua Districts
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