The UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We believe it is imperative to tackle impunity to deter others taking up arms and terrorising civilians. The ICC warrants themselves are a matter of international justice on which the ICC leads.
The UK strongly encourages the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to continue their current efforts to reach a sustainable peace agreement which provides both peace and justice to the people of northern Uganda. A solution needs to be found which is compatible with the wishes and needs of the local communities and the Rome Statute of the ICC.
The Rome Statute offers no bar to judicial and mediation processes running on parallel tracks. The recent visit by Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, to meet LRA commanders provided a welcome opportunity to call on the LRA to fully commit themselves, to the peace process and release all those they have abducted. Thus far they are not fully committed and have released no abductees.