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Amnesty Commission reports 28,340 former insurgents granted amnesty since 1986

Policy & Legislation Official claim Uganda (national) 25 Feb 2026 Severity: 1/5

Presenting the Uganda Amnesty Commission's performance report in Kampala, chairperson Justice Peter Onega said 28,340 former insurgents had been granted amnesty, about 13,605 of them from the LRA, according to ChimpReports. He said 24,003 had been resettled, acknowledged a backlog, and appealed to remaining LRA and ADF members to return home.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Uganda Amnesty Commission; they could not be checked independently.

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