ICC - ICC Holds Informative Workshop in Northern Uganda with Lango Cultural Leaders
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ICC Holds Informative Workshop in Northern Uganda with Lango Cultural Leaders
ICC-CPI-20060621-142
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Lira, Northern Uganda, 20 June 2006
On 19 and 20 June 2006, the International Criminal Court invited representatives of the Lango cultural leadership to an informative workshop in Lira, Northern Uganda. The aim of the workshop was to provide information about the ICC, listen to concerns and to discuss means of disseminating information to the broader community.
The participants included 50 cultural leaders from the Lango sub-region. The workshop was organised by the Lango Cultural Foundation and officially opened by His Highness the Won Nyaci Yosam Odur.
During the workshop ICC staff provided documents on the ICC, information on its investigation in Northern Uganda and information on how victims can participate in Court proceedings.
The cultural leaders agreed on the need to disseminate information and sensitize the population on the ICC. The leaders decided to form local committees to disseminate information on the ICC through meetings at the county and sub-county level as well as through the media.
The cultural leaders support the ICC in their efforts to apprehend Joseph Kony and his top four commanders. The leaders renew their call for all the others in the LRA to return home.