"This case is about crimes committed by Ongwen as a fully responsible adult." #Ongwen #ICC verdict
#UPDF protection in camps was "illusory."
"Victims have a right not to be forgotten" and thus chamber will cite names where the judges have them. #ICC #Ongwen verdict
Attack on #Pajule camp: attack planned by various commanders, including #Ongwen. #ICC verdict.
#Ongwen directed his soldiers to attack #Pajule camp. #ICC verdict.
#LRA fighters abducted civilians during #Pajule attack. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
Abductees forced to walk barefoot through the bush. And victims "shook with fear" that they would be killed if they couldn't continue to walk. And indeed victims recounted others killed when they couldn't continue. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
#Ongwen told abductees that those who escaped would be killed. #ICC verdict.
Younger girls were made domestic servants. The older girls were given to the fighters as "so called wives" after attack on #Pajule camp. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
#Ongwen ordered LRA to attack Odek camp. #ICC verdict.
Woman raped as part of attack on Odek camp. #Ongwen #ICC verdict.
Civilians were shot as they fled #LRA. #LRA fighters set at least one hut on fire. Bodies were scattered across the camp. "They came to kill. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
One victim was shot while she had a child attached to her back. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
Abductees suffered grave abuses at hands of #LRA leaders. Forced to carry heavy loads. One abductee was forced to kill another abductee after which the brains were sprayed on his face. #Ongwen #ICC verdict.
Abductees were forced to abandon their babies in the bush to carry loads for #LRA. #Ongwen #ICC verdict.
Barely three weeks later, #LRA fighters attacked #Lukodi camp, sent by Dominic #Ongwen. #ICC verdict.
After receiving orders from #Ongwen, fighters left for the camp. And at least 80 fighters "executed" the attack. #ICC verdict.
We see here again "the sad pattern" that the Ugandan soldiers could not protect the people. #ICC #Ongewn verdict. Civilians were "shot, burned and beaten to death"
Children were beaten to death, others were put in a bag and thrown in the bush. #ICC #Ongwen verdict.
Dominic #Ongwen took responsibility for the #Lukodi attack. Other leaders commended him for "his work" and he was promoted. #ICC verdict.
Only a few weeks later fighters subordinate to #Ongwen attacked #Abok camp. #Ongwen ordered fighters to attack the camp. He gave instructions for them to loot, burn... #LRA fighters included those under 15. #ICC verdict.
Ugandan soldiers fled the camp. At least 28 civilians killed. #Ongwen #ICC verdict.
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