audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Abducted by Joseph Kony's renegade group, the photographs show victims who were hacked with machetes and knives during the Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) reign of terror in northern Uganda. A former Catholic altar boy from northern Uganda, Joseph Kony claims that his LRA movement has been fighting to install a government in Uganda based on the Biblical 10 Commandments. But his rebels now terrorize large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, communities live with the constant and paralyzing fear that their children will be abducted, and either killed or transformed into killers. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. More than 10,000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency. Years of abductions, where children were forced to kill their own parents or friends in brutal initiations, has left the group both feared and hated. Their leader and self-styled messiah has been indicted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for crimes against humanity. African union troops are trying to hunt them down with the help of US special forces soldiers.
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March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - SANDE, 12, lives in her village in northern Uganda with a bullet in her chest. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due to the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops.
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Feb. 28, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Vegetation grows through old rusted railroad tracks. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency.
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March 2, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MONICA, 36, and NANCY, 29, stepped on land mines in the street. Nancy's husband left her and their son. The two had formed a group for victims with the same stories of pain and created a survivor's association, where they shelter victims and raise funds. Unfortunately it worked for only 4 years. They now live selling vegetables.
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March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - NEKOLINA, 61, is a widow who was mutilated and speared by a bayonet. During an ambush at her homestead in 2003, her husband and three sons were butchered to death. She was taken to a hospital for an emergency operation. With no real income and no home, she struggles to maintain herself and her four grandchildren. She mostly depends on handouts from relatives.
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March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Scratches and drawings on a wall inside a hut. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. Dignity and hope in Northern Uganda was erased due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency.
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March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - IRENE, 48, in a registration form photo shows her injury. She was injured under crossfire between LRA and UPDA troops. She has not been treated She has not been treated and has not had any assistance. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops.
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March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MARGARET, 32, who has five children, gets treatment through a non-governmental organization (NGO). Her husband died in 2011. In 2005, Margaret, who was 8 months pregnant was abducted by LRA rebels and taken into the bush. She survived because of the premonition fears of the rebels about what will befall their pregnant wives if they kill her.
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March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - A man sits on a bench with missing fingers on his left hand. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. Dignity and hope in Northern Uganda was erased due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops.
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March 15, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MARY, 60, is a widow and mother to six children. In 2004, she was injured in a land-mine blast and lost her leg. Her father, brother and nephew were killed during the war. AVSI helped her with prosthesis.
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March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - A man shows his scars from a beating inside his hut. Several non-governmental organizations (NGO's) promised to help victims overcome their trauma with aid, but nothing has happened. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency.
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March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 26, a former child soldier who was abducted at the age of 11, is now married with four children. He had to walk to Sudan where his life as a soldier started. He survived many diseases like cholera, malaria and had to face hunger, thirst and beatings. Today he is the chairman of a survivor group of victims.
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March 6, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - CONSI, 45, is married with seven children. He lost relatives during the war and had his right hand cut off as a way of disciplinary action by rebels in 1991.
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March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 26, a former child soldier who was abducted at the age of 11, is now married with four children. He had to walk to Sudan where his life as a soldier started. He survived many diseases like cholera, malaria and had to face hunger, thirst and beatings. Today he is the chairman of a survivor group of victims.
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March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - HELEN, 67, a widow with four grandchildren, was butchered by rebels on the mouth and both ears in October 1991. The wounding of her lower lip was a warning to her local council leader brother while her upper lip was a warning to her soldier son. Her two children were killed by the rebels. Today she survives by selling charcoal.
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one confirmed dead in a grave while the other has never seen since his abduction. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops.
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March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 22, is single and an orphan. During a rebel attack on his home village, all the huts were torched. All neighbors including his mother were killed while running away. He was found inside a blazing hut badly burned. At the hospital they had to make the decision to amputate his arm. His father is missing and presumed dead.
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March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - ALENSIO, 38, is staying with his two kids. While digging in his compound next to his hut, a grenade blasted his hand, face and abdomen. As most victims, he filled out the 2010 government form, with a photo showing his injuries. However, he has had no reply or assistance.
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July 31, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Mourners visit a memorial to the victims of the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony in Northern Uganda.
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