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International court reassures Uganda LRA victims on reparations

Dominic Ongwen sits in the courtroom to listen to the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court's judgment on the defense's appeals against his conviction and sentence in The Hague, Netherlands, Dec. 15, 2022. [AP Photo]

An official of the International Criminal Court has promised victims of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army that the court will provide reparations that were promised after the conviction of a top LRA leader. However, the Tribunal Trust Fund does not have enough money to make the payments, and now some victims worry other world conflicts are drawing down donor funds.

ICC Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler, speaking to the media Tuesday in Uganda, assured victims of the violent, long-running LRA rebellion that the court would do as much as possible to ensure victims get their reparations.

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