The Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court as a Test of the Court’s Outreach Programming in Northern Uganda

The International Criminal Court’s outreach office remains a central pillar to the legitimacy and relevance of the Court’s activities aimed towards victims’ constituencies. However, the Court’s outreach programmes in the Ongwen case are constrained by a communication strategy used in the context of a fledgling communication infrastructure in northern Uganda. We rely on primary qualitative interviews with victims of Ongwen’s atrocities at Lukodi, Pajule, and Odek to reflect on the need for contextualized outreach activities that are responsive to the needs of victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency.