Amnesty Commission receives award
Nov 25, 2009
THE Amnesty Commission on Tuesday received an award in recognition of its nine-year-work of resettling over 23,000 former rebels.
By Charles Ariko
THE Amnesty Commission on Tuesday received an award in recognition of its nine-year-work of resettling over 23,000 former rebels.
Moses Musana, the chairman of Always Be Tolerant (ABETO), said the commission had shown commitment towards achieveing peace in Uganda, including its involvement in the Juba peace talks.
ABETO is non-governmental organisation that advocates for tolerance and peace.
Musana said the role played by the commission was commendable because they had resettled thousands of ex-combatants.
“It is in light of this that ABETO thought it appropriate to recognise the contributions of Justice Peter Onega and the entire team at the commission,†Musana said.
The Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, who officiated at the ceremony, said after the horrible experiences of 1970s and 1980s, there was need to inculcate the culture of peaceful co-existence in the country.
“The wounds of conflict need time to heal. Every Ugandan has a role to play in this process of eliminating all kinds of conflicts from society,†Odoki said.
He said the country had gone through a traumatising period during the insurgency in the northern parts of the country.
“These conditions like economic hardships and the HIV/AIDS pandemic have left our people desperate, morally decadent and violent. It requires a multi-pronged approach to solve this problem,†Odoki said.
THE Amnesty Commission on Tuesday received an award in recognition of its nine-year-work of resettling over 23,000 former rebels.
Moses Musana, the chairman of Always Be Tolerant (ABETO), said the commission had shown commitment towards achieveing peace in Uganda, including its involvement in the Juba peace talks.
ABETO is non-governmental organisation that advocates for tolerance and peace.
Musana said the role played by the commission was commendable because they had resettled thousands of ex-combatants.
“It is in light of this that ABETO thought it appropriate to recognise the contributions of Justice Peter Onega and the entire team at the commission,†Musana said.
The Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, who officiated at the ceremony, said after the horrible experiences of 1970s and 1980s, there was need to inculcate the culture of peaceful co-existence in the country.
“The wounds of conflict need time to heal. Every Ugandan has a role to play in this process of eliminating all kinds of conflicts from society,†Odoki said.
He said the country had gone through a traumatising period during the insurgency in the northern parts of the country.
“These conditions like economic hardships and the HIV/AIDS pandemic have left our people desperate, morally decadent and violent. It requires a multi-pronged approach to solve this problem,†Odoki said.