many in northern uganda say it was in response to aatrocities by the government.the rebels abducted many. the government forced the population into camps. thousands died of disease. she was in a camp when the lra attacked. at the time this whole area was full of huts and survivors say the rebels came from this direction setting them on fire, abducting some people and killing others. there is a memorial here to those who died. an hour's drive away we met one of his wives and their children. his family said he lived here until he was 14 and shouldn't stands trial because he was abducted by the lra on the way home from school. his wife says she was also abducted at age 9 and then married him >> translation: the two people i want to see on trial are the leader because he created the group and also the governor of uganda because they didn't protect us. >> reporter: justice has been slow if not absent. >> victims in northern uganda keep asking why the lra is being prosecuted and not the government? they cannot prosecutor crimes retrospectively, so they only look at crim

in northern uganda is where our correspondent has been, speaking to some victims. here is malcolm webb's report. >> geraldina's second was shot dead as she ran for her life, in may 2004. it was a crowded camp for displaced people at the time. rebel fighters from the lords resistance army attacked. she said a bullet entered one side of her cheek, blowing out the other side of her jaw. she has to eat by sucking her food ever since. >> translation: ongwen and his soldiers killed the people. i was a victim. i want him to be given a death sentence. >> dominik ongwen was brought to the international court a year ago after his surrender in the central african republic. the rebellion started three decades before. many in northern uganda say it was in response to atrocities by the government forces. the rebels turned against the people they claimed to representatives, abducting tens of thousands of children forcing them to become fighters, porters and sex slaves. thousands were forced into camps, gladys was in a camp at the time they were attacked. survivors say the rebels

the atrocities he's accused of took place in northern uganda. we were there and smoke to community members who gathered to watch the court proceedings. >> dozen was people have gathered here at the primary school because of the massacre that happened here in 2004 which is accused of ordering. people are watching on t.v.'s and officials here answering questions. the proceedings are broadcast in english and most of the people here don't speak english, because their education was interrupted by the war. they only. he the local language so are not getting to fully understand what is going on until they get snippets of translations at the end of each segment. they say this community really suffered because of his actions. >> this general's 8-year-old granddaughter was shot as she ran for her life. at the time, it was a crowded camp for displaced people. rebel fighters from the lord's resistance army attacked. she said a bullet enters her cheek. she has had to eat by sucking her food ever since. >> he and his soldiers killed the people here. i was one

he faces 70 counts of war crimes, relating to a massacre in northern uganda.he former child soldier rose through the ranks of the lord's resistance army. malcolm webb spoke to community members who gathered to watch the proceedings. >> reporter: dozens of people have gathered here, because of the massacre that happened here in 2004 which dominic is being charged with ordering. they are watching the proceedings on a tv. one of the limiting factors is the proceedings are broadcast in english, and most of the people here don't speak english because their education was interrupted by the war, so they only speak the local language, so they are not getting to understand fully what is going on, until they get snippets of translation at the end. but none the less, people say they want to see him on trial, because they say this community really suffered because of his action. this woman's eight-year-old grandson was shot dead as she ran for her life in may 2004. at the time it was a crowded camp. she says a bullet entered one of her cheeks and blew off the other side o

live to malcolm webb, at a former refugee camp in northern uganda. this was the scene, malcolm, which is central to the case that is currently considered by the international criminal court. institute that's right, there was an attack in 2004 by the rebel lords, the distance army, and the i.c.c. says - the prosecutor says they were responsible. that's why the case is generating so much interest. a crowd of dozens gathered under the tent. there's a screen with a direct feed from the international criminal court in the hague, where the people have seen him for the first time. also in the classroom behind there's a projector. we spoke to some of the people in this area who survived that attack in 2004. let's look at that story now. >> reporter: gurredly eeny's 8-year-old grandson was shot dead as she ran for her life, in may 2004. it was a crowded camp for displaced people at the time. rebel fighters from the lords resistance army attacked. she said a bullet entered one side of her cheek, blowing out the other side of her jaw. she has to eat by sucking

dominique facing 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in northern uganda, he is a formerhildson who rose through the ranks of the rebel group slaughtering civilians and ordered cannibalism dozens have gathers here, in 2004, been charged with orders people have gathers and they are watch progress seedings on the t.v. as well as inside one of the classrooms behind and the officials here are answering questions one of the limited factors is the proceedings are broadcast in english, and most people here don't speak english, because their education was interrupted by the war. so they are not getting to understand fully what is going on they say this community really suffered because of his actions. >> question ran deal eight-year-old grandson was shot dead as she ran for her life. that was right here, at the time it was a crowded camp, rebel fight evers attacked. she says a bullet entered her cheek, and blew off the other side of her jaw, she has had to eat by sucking her food ever since. i was one of the victims, i want him to be given a death sentence, if he ever comes back

. >> reporter: for many in northern uganda justice has been slow if not absent. >> victims keep saying why only the lra is being prosecuted and why not the government. they cannot prosecute crimes retrospectively. they only look at crimes occurred after 2002. that is where the challenge has been in prosecuting other actors. >> reporter: there is interest in his pending trial because of what happened here. the court is now due to decide if there is enough evidence for the trial to go ahead >>> the israeli government is expected to declare the largest seizure of palestinian land since 2014. israel plans to take nearly 150 hectares in jericho. it is awaiting final approval. almost 400 hectares of land was seized following the killing of three israeli teenagers two years ago. sierra leone has reported yet another case of ebola in less than a week. the new patient is a 38-year-old woman, a relativive of another ebola victim who died last week. sierra leone had had officially declared itself free of the virus two months ago. the epidemic had killed more than 11,000 people in west africa in t

faces 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to a massacre in lokoti in northern ugandaer child soldier rose through the ranks of the group large resistance army and malcolm web was there with people who gathered for the proceedings. >> reporter: gathered because of the massacre that happened here in 2004 which dominick is being charged of ordering and people gathered under the tent and watching on t.v. as well as one of the classrooms behind the official from the icc here answering questions. one of the limiting factors though is the proceedings are broadcast in english and most people here don't speak english because their education was interrupted by the war so they only speak the local language so they are not actually getting to understand fully what is going on until they get snippets of translation at the end of the section and they are interested and want to see him on trial because the community really suffered because of his actions. >> malcolm web reported there and six killed and more than a dozen wounded in a bomb blast in egypt, three member of the police f

. >> for many in northern uganda, justice has been slow if not absent. >> victims keep asking why.t's been prosecuted and why not the government. >> the court is now due to decide if this is enough evidence for the trial to go ahead. malcolm web, al jazeera. russian air strikes have killed nine people in syria, three women and two children were among the dead. the group of volunteers tried to pull survivors from the rebel. the heavily populated civilian who already fled the fighting and other parts of the province. >> the situation in syria, isil, and the refugee crisis are among issues dominating at the economic. the envoy is there, and he has told al jazeera the migrant crisis has been a wake up call for everyone. his comments come days before different sides in the conflict are due to meet in geneva, to find a way to end the war. it is the world's economic forum, the discussion goes far beyond that and a lot of discussion today, about the refugee situation in europe. we are going to focus specifically on the situation in syria, with our guest who is of course the united nations

the atrocities took place in northern uganda.colm webb was there. >> reporter: dozens of people have gathered here at the primary school because of the mosser can that happened here in 2004, which dominic is being charged with ordering. people have gathered under this tent and they are watching proceedings on a tv as well as inside one of the classrooms inside. one of the limiting factors though, is the proceedings are broadcast in english, and most of the people here don't speak english. they don't speak the local language, so they are not understanding fully what is going on, until they get snip t snippets of translation at the end. but they say this community really suffered because of his action. this woman's 8-year-old grand son was shot dead as she ran for her life. at the time it was a crowded camp for displaced people. rebel fighters attacked. >> translator: she says a bullet entered one of her cheeks and blew off the other side of her jaw. she has had to eat by sucking her food ever since. >> reporter: he and his soldier

uganda, and kenya. one of these camps is in northern kenya. many refugees have lived there for decades. as long as the conflicts in their home countries continue, they cannot go home. >> some have been here for 20 years. they come from somalia, your treo, south sudan, baroody, and the democratic republic of congo. it has grown to be like a town, with businesses and merchants. refugees are not allowed to work . they have no prospects. he has lived in this hot for years. the water is rationed. innocent cannot leave the camp without permission. when he fled the drc, his father, a journalist was being targeted by our militias. many have horrifying stories to tell. >> i had to go away will my father was taken away. they came in they just take him at an unknown destination and i do not know where he is. it just took the family. they came to our house and they killed most of the people. in the center, people can earn a diploma in liberal studies. it is run by the jesuit refugee service. it is called "higher education at the margins." students sit in a virtual world wide classroom with other un