Lords Resistance Army. - Against humanity: lessons from the Lords Resistance Army

Aber Worker-beneficiary at a Christian NGO catering to former LRA rebels. Makes dolls that are sold at a high profit to tourists and online shoppers in the Global North. Spent about five years in the lum .

Acen Benjamins wife. Spent a little less than a decade with the LRA. Her first two husbands in the LRA died, and she was accused of having a hot chest ( kori lyet ). She stayed a widow for some time before choosing to marry Benjaminprimarily because his disability meant that she would no longer have to fight but could live a more comfortable life in and around rebel bases.

Adong Labwors ex-wife, whom he courted and produced children with while both were in the LRA. They later separated after Amayo repeatedly abused her.

Akello Sabina Ajwaka who does her work on the outskirts of Gulu town. A practicing Catholic, she was instructed by her jok to attend church on Sundays, causing discontent among some members of her church.

Alimocan Labwors former wife. She posed as though she had been an LRA rebel in the hopes of accessing humanitarian aid. A former banana seller, she left Labwor in mid-2013.

Aliya Wife to a former LRA commander. Convert to Islam. She often complains of the prostitution, theft, and heavy drinking that goes on in the Gulu slum where she lives. By comparison, she feels life was better and cleaner in the lum .

Amayo Labwors elderly mother. A heavy drinker, she convinced Labwor to start drinking when he returned from the lum . She fights constantly with her sons and their wives.

Amito Onens youngest wife. Now at home and caring for their son, she awaits his return from the LRA after unhappy relationships with Anywar and Kidega. Co-wife of Gunya.

Amony Ottos ex-wife in the LRA. Currently living abroad with their children.

Anywar Amitos second husband, and first civilian husband after Onen.

Arac Ottos ex-wife in the LRA. Younger than Amony. Did not stay with him as husband and wife after his return from the front lines, but continues to ask that he send money and clothes for their child.

Benjamin Former LRA soldier whose leg was blown off by a landmine, after which he was relegated to work on supply and inventory. Lives with his wife Acen, whom he met in the LRA.

Gunya Onens senior wife. Former LRA soldier who hustles impatiently through life in Gulu town today. Co-wife of Amito.

Joseph Kony Spirit medium and leader of the LRA.

Kidega Amitos third husband, and second civilian husband after Onen.

Labwor Former LRA soldier who struggles with recurrent drunken fits. Killed a leopard while in the lum and now coexists with its spirit. Captured in battle and brought back to Gulu, he has had a particularly difficult time living with his family members, who drink heavily and quarrel often. He is a friend to Otto, who lost Labwors son, Odong, in an attack by the UPDF while the two were together in the LRA. Chose his pseudonym, Labwor, so that people would know that he is a dano mager (a wild/fierce person).