Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 23 June 2023 Location: Bukedea No. of people affected: Three Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Unknown What happened Brutal actions were meted out against journalists who covered the by-elections of the Bukedea District Local Council (LC5) and consequently the confiscation of their gadgets. The journalists were attacked while covering […]
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Issue: Freedom of assembly Date: 7 April 2023 Location: Kyenjojo No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Political actor Perpetrator(s): Police What happened The elder brother of singer and politician Bobi Wine, Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu survived being beaten to death by the men in uniform. This was during the mobilization of NUP’s team […]
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Issue: Freedom of expression, Denial of access Date: 24 January 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Political activist Perpetrator(s): Police What happened Police on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, blocked Ugandan political activist Dr Kizza Besigye from participating in a public debate on the divisive East African Crude Oil Pipeline […]
Continue readingIssue: Freedom of assembly, Denial of access Date: 30 December 2022 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: Unspecified Profession of affected person(s): Politicians Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Police in Kampala blocked a prayer meeting of members from the United Forces of Change in Nsambya. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says the planned end-of-year prayer […]
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