UN boss, Museveni play in war match

  1. Posted on Monday 31 May 2010 - 09:25
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    F. Mugira, AfricaNews reporter in Kampala, Uganda Photo: AFP
    A historic football match took place in the Uganda capital Kampala when UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni played against each other to highlight the plight of war crime victims. The game that attracted several locals capitalized on the World Cup fever to draw attention to the cause.
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    They joined the match with 15 minutes to the end. Ban, in a blue shirt, represented the "Justice" team, while President Museveni - dressed in white - played for the "Dignity" team.

    They played for 10 minutes and President Museveni's team emerged victorious defeating the UN envoy one nil.

    The event comes ahead of a conference reviewing the progress of the International Criminal Court. An international treaty establishing the court was signed in 1998.

    It was organized by Uganda Victims Foundation and African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) at Mandela National Stadium in Namboole.

    President Museveni noted that impunity will no longer be tolerated and all perpetrators of war crimes should be brought to book anywhere on the globe.

    The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon on his part, noted that the football game manifested the harmony that should be embraced for peace development and human rights for all.

    The Chairman of the War Victims Association, Santos John Labeja, appealed to President Museveni and the UN Secretary General to make the day an International one. He also called on the UN General Assembly to pressure non-member states to apprehend perpetrators of war crime and genocide.

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  1. Posted on Monday 31 May 2010 15:05
    Mtheto Lungu
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    I love that. Looks like the war was truly tiring for President Museveni.

    Its really time to blow the final whistle on perpetrators globally.
    Mtheto Lungu

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