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Memory Site: Burcoro

Title: Memory Site: Burcoro
Description: Burcoro is a village located 16 kilometers northeast of Gulu town, in the sub-county of Awach, Gulu District, Uganda. Between the 14th and the 18th of April 1991, Burcoro was the scene of a brutal operation carried out by the 22nd Battalion of the National Resistance Army (NRA) in which several hundred people were detained at Burcoro Primary School. For a full report on the events, please click on the link provided.; The Beasts at Burcoro – FN XVIII, July 2013

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The Monument of Burcoro Massacre
The image depicts the monument in Burcoro built to memorialize Burcoro massacre of 1991.
Stolen Dreams
This digital poster depicts the violence suffered by children who were forced to become child soldiers by the Lord's Resistance Army
Song Offering
Tahltan artist and academic Peter Morin performs this song in Burcoro, Uganda, as an offering to the people of community after they shared their stories of the two massacres that took place in their land.