President of Uganda refers situation concerning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to the ICC

ICC-CPI-20040129-43

 

In December 2003 the President Yoweri Museveni took the decision to refer the situation concerning the Lord’s Resistance Army to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The Prosecutor has determined that there is a sufficient basis to start planning for the first investigation of the International Criminal Court. Determination to initiate the investigation will take place in the coming months.

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• Background information on the situation in Uganda
• General information about the ICC