Ayinet and rotary club health camps

Medical Rehabilitation AYINET and Rotary Club Lira organise Health camps, Family Health Days A child being vaccinated against Polio at Lira Referral Hospital – one of the health camps organized by AYINET in partnership with the rotary Club Lira African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) in partnership with the Rotary Club Lira organized free health camps in Lira district with the…

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A call for peace amidst heightened tensions and xenophobia

The last few weeks there have been reports of anti-immigrant march and attacks on nationals of African countries in South Africa with Nigerians specifically targeted. Amidst all this tension, there have been reported lootings and destructions of foreign own properties, and some have called for retaliation on South African businesses and nationals in Nigeria.

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Open letter to African Union Peace and Security Council

About Victor OCHEN A plea for the African Union to act swiftly and address the plight of civilian populations in Burundi and South Sudan Joined by some of Africa’s most influential entrepreneurs and human rights campaigners, Victor Ochen who is also Africa’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize nominee urged the African Union to save its image by acting swiftly and save…

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Open letter to AU

About Victor OCHEN A Petition to the Participants of the Extraordinary African Union Summit on The International Criminal Court, October 2013 To the Kind Attention of Your Excellencies of  African PresidentsSubject:The African Union’s GUILT CRUSADE Against the ICC, an Obstacle to Justice for  Victims and Survivors of War.I write to you as a fellow African, as a brother to you…

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Open Letter to Uganda’s Presidential Candidates

About Victor OCHEN Open Letter to Uganda’s Presidential Candidates 2016 General Elections Dear Distinguished Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Uganda,Congratulations upon being nominated and the convincing support you have earned from citizens during your campaigns.I am writing this as an open letter to you; all the candidates for the presidency of Uganda. As I do so, I…

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Open Letter to Uganda Police Force on Peace During and After the 2016 General Elections

About Victor OCHEN Engaging and Empowering Youth as Leaders, Youth at Risk and Youth as Game Changers for Peace and Reconciliation. Dear Inspector General of Uganda Police Force,Attached please find a copy of an Open Letter I sent to the Presidential candidates and the Electoral Commission of Uganda.As you can see, in the letter I express my deep concern about…

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Ending Violence Against Women

Ending Violence against Women Women in a skit/drama relaying messages of peace and justice and the harmful effects of War and conflicts. The International Day for the elimination of Violence against women offers us a great opportunity to reflect upon the plight of the women whose daily lives are affected by violence and usually perpetrated by an intimate partner. According…

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AYINET Pays Respect to Victims of Atiak Massacre 20 April 2015

Transitional Justice AYINET Pays Respect to Victims of Atiak Massacre 20 April 2015 The African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET), in its continuous identification, support for and cooperation with victims of war, financially supported and attended the Atiak Massacre memorial service that took place on 20 April 2015 at the Olya Primary School, Amuru District. The memorial service is an annual…

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The Barlonyo Memorial Service

Transitional Justice The Barlonyo Memorial Service BACKGROUNDOn February 21, 2004 a massacre was carried out in Barlonyo village, Ogur Sub County in Lira District. The facts of the massacre were as follows: There was Internally Displaced People’s Camp (IDPC) that was guarded and monitored by the government forces. The camp had about 5,000 people. It is said, LRA rebels (approximately…

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Victims commemorate lives lost in war

Transitional Justice Victims commemorate lives lost in war As the country woke up to a normal day on 19th May 2004, the victims of Lukodi camp, (Gulu district in northern Uganda) despite the insecurity that was prevailing at that time also woke up to a daily camp routine. On this fateful day, with the UPDF soldiers patrolling the camp, no…

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