Forced Evictees in Northern Uganda Entitled to a Remedy

Expand Residents of Apaa village in northern Uganda sit in the compound of the offices of the UN Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights in Gulu. They say their homes have been burned by Ugandan army and wildlife authorities. © 2018 Private Over the past week and a half, about 200 people from the northern Uganda village of Apaa have traveled 100 kilometers to the town of Gulu seeking safety – and help – after Ugandan soldiers allegedly torched their homes. They have turned to the United Nations for assistance with their plight, and are camped at the offices of the UN Office of the High…

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