Ugandan court asks government to pay LRA war crimes' victims     

Kampala — A Ugandan International Crimes Division Court has ordered the Ugandan government to pay reparations to war crimes victims affected by atrocities committed by former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo.


The judges argue the order is based on both international and domestic law considering Kwoyelo, 50, has no funds.


Kwoyelo was captured in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and held in detention until a court found him guilty in August of murder, kidnap with...