Uganda: A militia group called "Amuka" (2002-February 2004)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 10 February 2004 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UGA42363.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uganda: A militia group called "Amuka" (2002-February 2004), 10 February 2004, UGA42363.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/41501c6c0.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Information on the Amuka militia is scarce among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Recent reports refer to Amuka as militia group, which fights against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) alongside the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) (New Vision 24 Dec. 2003; ibid. 8 Dec. 2003; The Monitor 15 Jan. 2004). Based in Lira district in northern Uganda (Unites Nations 7 Jan. 2004; Monitor 15 Jan. 2004; New Vision 8 Dec. 2003) and estimated to have thousands of recruits, Amuka militias are mainly formed by former soldiers (United nations 7 Jan. 2004) who are trained by Ugandan army officers (New Vision 24 Dec. 2003; The Monitor 15 Jan. 2004).
No information on the existence of the Amuka militia during the year 2002 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The Monitor [Kampala]. 15 January 2004. Wacha, Joe. "7,000 Amuka Militia to Confront Kony." New Vision [Kampala]. 24 December 2003. Ayiga Ondoga, Albert. "Amuka Militia Trains 8,000." _____. 8 December 2003. Ocwich, Denis. "10,000 Amuka Fighters Training." United Nations. Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 7 January 2004"Humanitarian Update - Uganda, Volume V, Issue XII: LRA Reduce Activities in Teso." Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential
Africa Research Bulletin
Dialog
IRB Databases
Jeune Afrique/L'intelligent
Mondes rebelles. 2002.
Resource Centre country file. Uganda
Websites, including
Africatime
Allafrica
Amnesty International
BBC Africa
European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Indian Ocean Newsletter
MISNA
ReliefWeb.
