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• W963676659 abstract "This article discusses the experiences and conceptualizes the role of locally crafted religious leaders' efforts in the peace process that led to the end of the war that ravaged Northern Uganda. it details the positive role that the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) played in outreach, intermediation and reconciliation efforts, bringing into national, regional and international consciousness the plight of the people in Northern Uganda, consequently drawing the varied stakeholders to work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.Key Words: Uganda; Northern Uganda; Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI); conflict and religion; Uganda's Acholi community; Lords Resistance Army (LRA); religious peace initiatives; justice versus reconciliation; mato-oput reconciliation ceremony; women in war.Background and ContextNorthern Uganda has witnessed an insurgency for the last two decades. The war has variously been reported as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in history.1 In this conflict, women, children and men alike have been intensely affected by the effects of war in various ways. The conflict was dominated by abductions of children, women and youth posing an increased threat to the traditional Acholi community who bore the greatest brunt of the conflict.2 The suffering imposed by the conflict prompted the intervention of both local and international actors with an aim of providing humanitarian services while at the same time contributing to the evolving peace processes.3For a long while, the conflict continued unabated and was ignored by the people in the south, including the clergy - revealing the regional and ethnic divide in the country. This ethnic divide only served to escalate the violence and to aid the State's justification for a military solution to the conflict. However, civil society organisations like the community of St Angadio, Kacoke Madit, continued the search for a solution to the conflict through peaceful means. In 2004, the government bowed to pressure and agreed to resume talks with the rebel group, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA)4, with the mediation of Betty Bigombe5. These efforts were facilitated by the governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and the Netherlands.6 The peace process gained further momentum when religious leaders from the north, under the umbrella of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI),7 rallied the country to support the peace negotiations and called for unity between the north and south to avert the conflict.ARLPI and Northern Uganda Peace ProcessAppleby (1996)8 notes that religion is a source not only of intolerance, human rights violations and extremist violence, but also of non-violent transformation, the defense of human rights, integrity in government and reconciliation and stability in divided societies. Smock (2008)9 goes further and asserts that religious leaders and organizations offer credibility as trusted institutions; a respected set of values; moral warrants to oppose injustice; unique leverage for promoting reconciliation among conflicting parties; capability to mobilize communities and a sense of calling that often inspires perseverance in the face of major and otherwise debilitating obstacles. This is indeed what is reflected in ARLPI initiatives in Northern Uganda.The interfaith initiatives for peace started in one district, Kitgum; were well received by the church hierarchy at the national level and subsequently then formalised at the regional/diocese level; and finally reproduced in every district and parish levels. Both Monsignor Mathew Ojara and Right Reverend Bishop Macleord Baker Ochola report that this initiative was born out of the suffering of the people due to the LRA incursion in Northern Uganda. According to Rt. Rev. Bishop Macleord Baker Ochola, it was the result of a massacre that happened in Lamwo County in Kitgum District. In this area, the LRA killed over 400 people in three days in January 1997. …" @default.
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• W963676659 title "Religious Actors and the Agenda for Peace in Northern Uganda" @default.
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