Angelina Atyam

Angelina Atyam
Born
Angelina Acheng

1946 (age 77–78)
Bobi, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Occupation(s)Human rights activist, midwife
SpouseGeorge Atyam
Children6
AwardsUnited Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, 1998

Angelina Acheng Atyam (born 1946) is a Ugandan human rights activist and midwife.[1] In 1996, Atyam's daughter and 138 other girls were kidnapped from an Aboke school by guerrillas from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Atyam founded the Concerned Parents Association to advocate for the release of the captive children, and acted as the organization's spokesperson, travelling to Europe and the United States. In recognition of her work, she was awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1998.[2] Atyam was reunited with her daughter in 2004.[3]

  1. ^ "Angelina Acheng Atyam". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "HRW Hails U.N. Award to Ugandan Advocate". Human Rights Watch. 10 December 1998. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Shawn. "A mother's plea for a missing daughter". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 January 2004.