Uganda, March 1 -- The government, civil society organisations, and religious leaders yesterday welcomed the ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC), awarding over Shs222.3b in reparations to war victims of rebel commander Dominic Ongwen in northern Uganda.

Ms Margaret Ajoj, the Technical Advisor, Transitional Justice at the Ministry of Justice, last evening described the ruling as "positive" both for the 49,772 war victims and the government.

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"It's really a welcome ruling because it's positive on behalf of the victims, especially that it's us (government) that referred the matter to ICC," Ms Ajoj said last e...