17th anniversary of LRA massacre commemorated
17 years after the gruesome massacre, survivors and locals in Barlonyo in Lira district continue to live in misery. Even with several attempts by government and non-governmental Organizations to rehabilitate their lives, the locals in Barlonyo are concerned that very little has come to reality. Today (22.2.22) marks 17 years since the gruesome Barlonyo massacre in Lira district and many gathered in Barlonyo to commemorate the lives of over 300 people who were murdered in one evening by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels in 2004.