Since the outbreak of the six-day war in Kisangani in 2000, a gaping scar has forever marked the local population. Thousands of victims have seen their daily lives turned upside down, their lives turned upside down by tragic events, insurmountable losses. Today, the Special Fund for Reparation and Compensation for Victims of Illicit Activities in Uganda (Frivao) has embarked on a crucial process: to repair, as much as possible, the suffering endured by these wounded people.
In Kisangani, a wind of hope blows through the streets as Frivao enters its final phase of processing the files of 3,163 certified victims. Each name, each file, represents a story, a fight, a struggle for justice and recognition. The interim coordination of Frivao, through its Ad hoc committee, is doing everything possible to ensure that these victims obtain the comfort and reparation they are due.
The lists of victims concerned are displayed, inviting each of them to appear before the commission to regularize their files. Crucial steps taken so that pain gradually gives way to healing, to reparation. Through a certification commission reinforced in staff and skills, Frivao is committed to handling files with diligence and humanity.
The symbolism of the individual compensation of victims by the President of the Republic, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, resonates as a strong gesture in favor of justice and memory. 24 years after the horrors of the war, significant steps have been taken towards the rehabilitation of victims, towards the recognition of their suffering and resilience.
Through this approach, Frivao does not just compensate victims, it helps to heal the wounds of a wounded community, to restore hope and dignity to those who have lost so much. Compassion, solidarity and reparation become essential pillars of this collective enterprise, inscribed in the painful but necessary history of Kisangani.
Through its actions, Frivao embodies the hope of a fairer, more united future for the victims of the six-day war in Kisangani. Each case processed, each victim compensated, is a victory of dignity over violence, of reparation over the aftermath of the past.