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LRA Thomas Kwoyelo sentenced : A victim's testimony

A former commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, Thomas Kwoyelo, is to serve 40 years in prison for crimes including rape and enslavement.

A court in Uganda has sentenced Thomas Kwoyelo, a former senior commander of the rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army, to 40 years in prison for war crimes including murder, rape, enslavement and torture. Victoria Nyanjura was 14 years old when she was abducted by the group from her school in Northern Uganda. She was forced to work for the group and was repeatedly raped. Victoria shares her thoughts on the sentencing and recounts her experience at the hands of the LRA.

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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Patricia Whitehorne, Sunita Nahar, Daniel Dadzie and Joseph Keen in London
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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