Displacement as resistance in Northern Uganda: how 234 rural farmers occupied a UN compound to defend their land

Tessa Laing and Sara Weschler provide a comprehensive account of forced displacement endured by the Acholi people for over 100 years and how one community chose to occupy the UN Human Rights office in Gulu to draw attention to land injustice being suffered at the hands of the government. This article is part of our #LSEReturn series, exploring themes around Displacement and Return.