...is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee..."

-John Donne, Meditation 17, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

It is their business as it our business. A threat to those like us is a threat to us. If Uganda is allowed to do this, will it not embolden those who would do the same here, not just to one category, but to another, such as those who dare to "sin" by existing outside the conception of gender that such people hold.

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.

-Pastor Martin Niemöller, prominent anti-Nazi activist and Lutheran minister who was imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp, and personally detested by Hitler

The mandate to act is there, clear, and urgent.

-Liz

Let's just say that the more you read about them, the more you wish you hadn't read about them. Meanwhile Museveni is showing the first signs of turning into what is sadly a stereotypical African leader - after initially embracing democracy, they discover that they quite like being in power, and gradually start implementing policies and practices designed to keep their grip on power at any cost. Unsurprisingly, Wikipedia has lots of (widely sourced) information on both the LRA and the President.

 
 
--Ben