Isaac Okwir

Okwir is a Program Adviser at the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) and has worked with the organisation for over 15 years. JRP is a non-governmental organization in Northern Uganda, renowned for research, publication and advocating for transitional justice processes in response to widespread gross human rights violations, which occurred during the two decade war in Northern Uganda. The organization was founded in 2005 and currently has a membership of over 900 war victims and a network of women, comprised of 16 women groups in the Acholi, Lango and West Nile sub-region, commonly known, as the Women’s Advocacy Network. In 2014, the network petitioned the Parliament of Uganda to provide reparations for victims of conflict related sexual and gender-based violence, particularly, women and girls who were raped during the Lord’s Resistance Army rebellion. It is imperative to note that part of their claims formed the basis for clauses in Uganda’s 2019 National Transitional Justice Policy. Prior to working with JRP, Okwir served at the Norwegian Refugee Council, offering protection support to internally displaced returnees of the Lord Resistance Army rebellion. He therefore has extensive knowledge on the inter-sect between transitional justice, refugees, internally displaced people and displacement.