Mount Elgon insurgency
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The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force
militia revolted in the Mount Elgon
area, Western Kenya
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Sabaot Land Defence Force
The Sabaot Land Defence Force is a guerrilla militia operating in the Mount Elgon District of Kenya since 2005. It has been accused of killing more than 600 people, and of committing a variety of atrocities including murder, torture, rape, and the theft and destruction of property. More than...
militia revolted in the Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale.- Physical features :It is the oldest and largest solitary volcano in East Africa, covering an area of around 3500 km²....
area, Western Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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The insurgency
Reportedly, local church elders know of 200 people who have gone missing since being arrested; about 1500 have been formally charged.External links
- “All the Men Have Gone”: War Crimes in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Conflict (Human Rights WatchHuman Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
) - Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights WatchHuman Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
) - Mount Elgon, Kenya: A terrorised population in desperate need of assistance (MSF)