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| Museveni warns rebels over peace | Museveni warns rebels over peace |
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| Uganda's leader has stressed that international arrest warrants must remain in force until rebels prove they are committed to peace. | Uganda's leader has stressed that international arrest warrants must remain in force until rebels prove they are committed to peace. |
| President Yoweri Museveni was responding to rebel demands that the warrants be dropped before they sign a deal at peace talks in Sudan. | President Yoweri Museveni was responding to rebel demands that the warrants be dropped before they sign a deal at peace talks in Sudan. |
| The rebel leaders missed a deadline this week to leave the bush and gather in neutral zones in southern Sudan. | The rebel leaders missed a deadline this week to leave the bush and gather in neutral zones in southern Sudan. |
| The talks are seen as the best chance of ending the 20-year conflict. | The talks are seen as the best chance of ending the 20-year conflict. |
| Safety | Safety |
| Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and four other leaders have been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. | Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and four other leaders have been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. |
| "The ICC indictments have to continue until the LRA leaders fully embrace the peace talks," President Museveni told Mega FM radio in northern Uganda, where the conflict has led more than 1m people to flee their homes. | |
| The ICC is the first condition, without that I cannot go home because it might be a trap Vincent OttiLRA deputy leader | The ICC is the first condition, without that I cannot go home because it might be a trap Vincent OttiLRA deputy leader |
| "How do you ask for safety from the ICC when you haven't given safety to Ugandans?" he asked. | "How do you ask for safety from the ICC when you haven't given safety to Ugandans?" he asked. |
| He also warned the rebels that they would "hunted down" if they refused to end the conflict. | He also warned the rebels that they would "hunted down" if they refused to end the conflict. |
| In a more conciliatory gesture, Mr Museveni also said he would be prepared to lead the government's negotiating team in person. | |
| Monitors say that some 800 LRA fighters have gathered in two assembly points, as specified in a truce agreed in talks in the southern Sudanese town of Juba three weeks ago. | Monitors say that some 800 LRA fighters have gathered in two assembly points, as specified in a truce agreed in talks in the southern Sudanese town of Juba three weeks ago. |
| On Tuesday, Interior Minister Ruhakana Rugunda played down the significance of the LRA leaders missing the deadline and said they would be given a few extra days. | On Tuesday, Interior Minister Ruhakana Rugunda played down the significance of the LRA leaders missing the deadline and said they would be given a few extra days. |
| Amnesty | Amnesty |
| But LRA deputy leader Vincent Otti has again said that the warrants must be lifted. | But LRA deputy leader Vincent Otti has again said that the warrants must be lifted. |
| "The ICC is the first condition, without that I cannot go home because it might be a trap," he said. | "The ICC is the first condition, without that I cannot go home because it might be a trap," he said. |
| Mr Museveni has offered them amnesty if a solid peace deal is achieved but the ICC has not changed its position. | Mr Museveni has offered them amnesty if a solid peace deal is achieved but the ICC has not changed its position. |
| The government has said it would set up a legal committee to advise the government on legal issues arising from the peace talks. | The government has said it would set up a legal committee to advise the government on legal issues arising from the peace talks. |
| Jan Egeland, the United Nations emergency relief co-ordinator, has urged the UN Security Council to back the peace process rather than seeking to secure the arrests of the rebel leaders at all costs. | Jan Egeland, the United Nations emergency relief co-ordinator, has urged the UN Security Council to back the peace process rather than seeking to secure the arrests of the rebel leaders at all costs. |
| "This is the best chance we have ever had for peace in northern Uganda," he said. | "This is the best chance we have ever had for peace in northern Uganda," he said. |
| An estimated 20,000 children have been kidnapped during the insurgency, with girls forced to become domestic and sexual slaves and boys turned into child soldiers, according to the UN. | An estimated 20,000 children have been kidnapped during the insurgency, with girls forced to become domestic and sexual slaves and boys turned into child soldiers, according to the UN. |