Uganda, April 22 -- Following the former Lords Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen's conviction for 61 crimes and his 25-year prison sentence, the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has now entered a unique reparations phase.

On February 28, 2024, judges issued a reparation order totaling over €52 million, over Shs226 billion. Because Ongwen is indigent, the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is mandated to mobilise these resources from the international community.

The order identifies approximately 49,722 eligible victims, including direct victims from four specific Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camps - Abok in Oyam, Lukodi in Gulu, Odek in Omoro, and Pajule/Lapul in Kitgum - and victims of "thematic crimes...