On January 31, Human Rights Watch published its annual report on the situation of human rights around the world in 2007, in which it emphasized the persistent lack of justice in the three countries where the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, "persons suspected of grave violations of international humanitarian law continued to enjoy near total impunity". The report points out one exception, the case of warlord Kahwa Mandro: although he was brought before the court in Bunia (Ituri district) for war crimes and crimes against humanity, "he was acquitted after an appeals process marred by irregularities". In general, only a handful of those responsible are being prosecuted, "while dozen of others were promoted to senior positions in the army or the government". Hope still lies with the ICC, which is set to open its first two trials against former Congolese militia leaders Thomas Lubanga and Germain Katanga. In Sudan, "It is clear that the government of Sudan has consistently failed to fulfill its obligations under international law, including those imposed by various Security Council resolutions. It continues to carry out attacks on civilians, has failed to take action to reign in the janjaweed militia and has refused to cooperate with the ICC". In Uganda, in June 2007, the government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) signed an "accountability and reconciliation" agreement which requires that proceedings be held before Ugandan courts for "those who bear particular responsibility for the most serious crimes" and traditional justice be enforced for other, as yet undefined, crimes. "The parties left the details of implementation to as yet undrafted protocols," details the report. Finally, it invokes the possibility that the LRA leaders sought by the ICC might be tried in Uganda, even if "the judges of the ICC will have the final say in deciding whether national trials are an adequate alternative".