Uganda conflict worse than Iraq

THE rate of violent deaths in northern Uganda is three times that of Iraq when taken in proportion of total population, reveals a new report by a coalition of humanitarian organisations.

There are now about 146 deaths a week among northern Uganda’s estimated population of five million, or 0,17 violent deaths per 10 000 people per day. That’s three times higher than Iraq’s estimated daily rate of 0,052 per 10 000 people since the US-led invasion, the report states.

Yet there is no comparison between the amount of column inches Iraq commands compared to that of northern Uganda.