Barney Afako is a Ugandan lawyer and expert on transitional justice who has worked in the fields of human rights and criminal justice in Uganda, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom. Previous roles have included acting as a consultant on peace talks for civil society, the Ugandan Amnesty Commission and the government.

He is one of the leading legal analysts of the International Criminal Court investigation in northern Uganda. Barney is also a part-time immigration judge in the United Kingdom.

• Read Barney's comment piece Undermining the LRA: The role of Uganda's Amnesty Act

Barney Afako is a contributor to our Accord publication series and not a staff member of Conciliation Resources. The views expressed in the publication are their own and do not reflect the position of Conciliation Resources. We cannot share contributors' contact details.