“Prosecution Will Not Solve My Problems:” Women’s Senses of Justice and Reparations After Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Northern Uganda | University of British Columbia

March 4, 2022 | After living through war, abduction, sexual and gender-based violence, some female survivors in Northern Uganda escaped rebel captivity. Many returned to their communities with children fathered by rebels. Instead of being embraced, community members met survivors and their children with suspicion, rejection, blame and stigmatization. That began a new chapter of hardship in the survivors’ lives.

In this podcast, formerly abducted women and organizations representing them talk about what justice is to them, demanding the Ugandan government acknowledge the harms they endure.

Ketty Anyeko, a Postdoctoral Fellow with Research Network on Women, Peace and Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, takes us through her doctoral research findings. She presents four senses of justice as lived articulated by survivors of sexual violence in Northern Uganda. She collaborated with UBC Master of Journalism student Michelle Meiklejohn to create this podcast.

A policy brief, “Prosecution Will Not Solve My Problems:” Women’s Senses of Justice and Reparations After Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Northern Uganda, by Ketty Anyeko, Evelyn Amony and Angela Atim Lakor accompanies the podcast. Stream the podcast here.

Podcast Credits

Doctoral Researcher and Narrator: Ketty Anyeko

Executive Producer and Editor: Michelle Meiklejohn

Translator: Moses Komakech Oringa

Music: Music for Peace and Rwot Lakica Women’s Group

Funding: UBC Public Scholars Initiative and Vanier CGS

Supervisor Feedback: Dr. Erin Baines

Thank you to the survivors who participated in the podcast and their organizations – Watyer Ki Gen (We Have Hope) and Women’s Advocacy Network.