Uganda: Ex-LRA commander convicted in war crimes trial

A Ugandan court on Tuesday has found Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the feared Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) militia, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Kwoyelo, who was charged over brutal murders committed during a 20-year conflict in northern Uganda, is the first and only high profile LRA soldier to be tried for war crimes by a court in the East African country.

He was facing a total of 78 counts including murder, rape, enslavement, torture, pillaging, cruel…