International humanitarian law violations in northern Uganda: victims' health, policy, and programming implications.
Health access
Health policy
International Criminal Court
Serious violations of International Humanitarian Law
Uganda
Journal
Journal of public health policy
ISSN: 1745-655X
Titre abrégé: J Public Health Policy
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8006508
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
accepted:
23
03
2023
medline:
2
6
2023
pubmed:
21
4
2023
entrez:
20
04
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Experience of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) results in complex physical disability and psychosocial trauma amplifying poverty and multi-generational trauma and impeding long-term recovery. We use data from a representative sample of victims in the case Prosecutor V. Dominic Ongwen brought before the International Criminal Court. Thirteen years after the 2004 massacre, the victims were significantly worse off than the general war-affected population that did not experience serious violations of IHL. The differences in health and wellbeing persisted for individuals and their households, including children born after the massacre. The victims have significantly lower availability of appropriate health services and medications, including significantly greater distance to travel to these services. These findings call attention to the needs of people having experienced IHL violations, for provision of physical and emotional trauma care to allow for recovery, and better understanding of the short- and long-term impacts of IHL violations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37081136
doi: 10.1057/s41271-023-00407-8
pii: 10.1057/s41271-023-00407-8
pmc: PMC10232562
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
196-210Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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