Joseph Rao Kony (born c. 1961) is a Ugandan militant and warlord who founded the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Peacekeepers, the European Union, and various other governments including the United Kingdom and United States.

Jul 27, 2018 · Described at different times as a terrorist, prophet and brutal killer, Ugandan Joseph Kony, who is wanted for war crimes, has escaped capture for more than two decades. His rebel Lord's...

Mar 12, 2025 · Joseph Kony, Ugandan rebel who led the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militia that terrorized northern Uganda and nearby countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for …

Mar 9, 2012 · In the documentary, “Kony 2012,” which was posted online by the U.S.-based group Invisible Children, the tales of atrocities are horrifying: armed supporters force abducted children to kill their...

Jan 21, 2016 · THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Fugitive warlord Joseph Kony 's feared militia deliberately targeted civilians in its conflict with Ugandan government forces, murdering indiscriminately, abducting...

Jan 22, 2025 · Kony is alleged to have committed several atrocities in North and Eastern Uganda for decades. He was fighting the NRM government where several people were killed, maimed, abducted and left injured. Since then, a case has been instituted against Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Apr 3, 2004 · The LRA has abducted at least 20,000 children ages 10-14 in northern Uganda and forced them to serve in its militias. The movement, led by Joseph Kony, allegedly wants to topple the government and install the Ten Commandments as the rule of Uganda.

Dec 6, 2016 · The trial of Dominic Ongwen, a senior member of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, opens on Tuesday before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Many horrors will be recounted, but the case also throws up deep ethical questions: is a child, brutalised and turned into a killer, fully responsible for his or her actions?

Dec 5, 2016 · Abducted by the LRA at the age of 10, Ongwen became a protégé of rebel leader Joseph Kony and was forced to witness and carry out acts of extreme violence. He will be appearing before Trial Chamber IX to answer 70 charges of …

Jan 21, 2016 · Fugitive warlord Joseph Kony's feared militia deliberately targeted civilians in its conflict with Ugandan government forces, murdering indiscriminately, abducting children to turn into killers...