The rebels have attacked Congolese villages, massacring more than 900 people since the offensive began just before Christmas.And this is just one of many global humanitarian injustices that I could be focusing on.
Mr Kony's long and brutal rebellion against the Ugandan government has left tens of thousands of people dead, driven some two million people from their homes and destabilised a swathe of central Africa.
Last year, the LRA leader refused to sign a final peace deal thrashed out at two years of talks in neighbouring South Sudan - prompting the Ugandan military to lead the latest offensive.
The LRA has insisted the war crimes indictments must be lifted before signing a deal to end the conflict. The rebels are accused of having raped and mutilated civilians, forcibly enlisting child soldiers and of massacring thousands during two decades of conflict.
- March 4th, 2009 BBC News | Africa
I acknowledge that I'm slightly biased towards Uganda, because I was there. But I'm really encouraged by the efforts and effects of the Invisible Children campaign. Check out the videos below:
Invisible Children: The Rescue Plan
Invisible Children: TRI
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