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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Both government troops and rebels from the notorious Lord's Resistance Army are responsible for killings, torture, rape and other abuses in the 19-year civil war in northern Uganda, a U.S.-based human rights group said Tuesday.
Victims fail to get justice because of a lack of security in camps housing those displaced by the war, police reluctance to act against soldiers in a war zone, a limited number of judges, and prohibitive costs for mounting private litigation, according to Human Rights Watch.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Shaban Bantariza denied that troops were committing atrocities with impunity, saying that those found guilty of harassing civilians have been brought to justice.
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