Raska Lukwiya

Raska Lukwiya
Died12 August 2006
CommandsLord's Resistance Army

Raska Lukwiya (died 12 August 2006) was the third highest-ranking leader of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group founded in northern Uganda. Believed to be a native of Uganda's northern Gulu District, Lukwiya served successively as Brigade General, Deputy Army Commander and Army Commander of the LRA, the last being the highest LRA rank after those held by Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti.

He was one of five LRA leaders for whom the International Criminal Court issued their first ever warrants in June 2005 and was charged with three counts: one of enslavement constituting a crime against humanity and one count each of cruel treatment and attacks on civilians constituting war crimes.[1]

He was killed[2] in fighting with the government Uganda People's Defence Force while peace negotiations brokered by the government of Southern Sudan were still underway.[3]

  1. ^ "Arrest Warrant for Raska Lukwiya (public and redacted PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved 2016-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), International Criminal Court, 8 July 2005
  2. ^ "ICC - Notification Confirming the Death of Raska Lukwiya". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Uganda hopeful about rebel talks, BBC News, 14 August 2006