Karamojong, Banditry...

In the interim, please read Dr. Michael Quam's excellent and readable assessment of the desperate circumstances in Karamoja: CREATING PEACE IN AN ARMED SOCIETY

Below, are some more links with information about violence and banditry among the Karamojong:

• Sammy Tippet ministries article

• Displacement Caused by Violent Karamojong Pastoralists in eastern Uganda (1999-2000, Global IDP Database)

• The Official presentation of the Lord's Resistance Movement/Army

• 'They've Got Guns!' (Univ of Kansas "Explore, V2n1)

• Mob Justice in Karamoja (The New African, MAY 1998)

• Political Machinations and Karamojong Violence (The Monitor, April 14, 1998)

• Uganda Breaking the Circle--Protecting Human Rights in the Northern War Zone (long report by Amnesty Int'l., 17 March 1999)

• Violence in Karamoja (The East African, 12/20/1999)