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Glossary of Acronyms

CMI                 Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence

GISO               Gombolola Internal Security Organ

HURIFO          Human Rights Focus, Gulu, Uganda

ICC                  International Criminal Court

ICLA                Information, Counseling and Legal Aid

IDP                  Internally Displaced Person

JPC                  Justice and Peace Commission

LC                   Local Councilor

LDU                Local Defence Unit

LRA                 Lord's Resistance Army

MP                   Member of Parliament

NGO               Nongovernmental Organization

NRA                National Resistance Army

NRC                Norwegian Refugee Council

OCHA             United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OHCHR           Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

SPLM/A          Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army

UHRC              Uganda Human Rights Commission

UN                  United Nations

UNHCR           United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF          The United Nations Children’s Fund

UNMIS            United Nations Mission in Sudan

UPDF              Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces

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