• A child runs through the village. Many children were abducted from this area during the 1990s.
    • Kamama, Palabek Gem Subcounty, northern Uganda. 20 August 2013.

      A child runs through the village. Many children were abducted from this area during the 1990s.
      © ICRC / P. Moore / v-p-ug-e-00395
  • Karamela Olaka (53) (left) and Sabina Aling (72) (left) had children abducted in 1993 and 1997 respectively.
    • Kamama, Palabek Gem Subcounty, northern Uganda. 20 August 2013.

      Karamela Olaka (53) (left) and Sabina Aling (72) (left) had children abducted in 1993 and 1997 respectively. They have had no news of their sons since then. Earlier this year, the ICRC launched a programme to help people cope with the distress of this ambiguous loss.
      © ICRC / P. Moore / v-p-ug-e-00396
  • Doreen Aol (30) is an
  • Women prepare food for a ceremony to remember abductees. The ceremony helped create unity between affected families and the wider community.
  • A woman who had a family member abducted repeats their name to the community during a remembrance ceremony.
  • Mike Atube, the Protection Field Officer for the ICRC in Kitgum, wears a badge representing
  • Camilla Matteucci, protection coordinator for the ICRC in Uganda, speaks to Omal Christopher, the chairman of the organizing committee for four groups participating in the ICRC's
  • Atoya Vincent (50) with two of his sons, Akena Kenneth (13) (left) and Kilama Colin (10) (centre). In 1999, an armed group abducted Mr Vincent along with his four brothers, but he escaped.
  • People queue for a meal at a remembrance ceremony for abductees.
  • Members of the community talk after a remembrance ceremony for abductees.
  • Schoolchildren lean on the bonnet of an ICRC vehicle.

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