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Uganda

In Uganda, the sitting president has been in power for more than three decades. Legislation from 2017, that was signed into law in 2018, will now enable Museveni to remain in power and run for re-election again in 2021. Government security forces and police regularly violate human rights, in particular the right to freedom of assembly, and freedom of speech. Many journalists and people criticise the government on social media have been taken away and beaten. The government forces often act with impunity.

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Uganda Election Held Amid Violence, Killings, and Censorship

  • News, Uganda
  • 15 January 2021

On 14 January, Ugandans headed to the polls to vote for a president and parliament. But as the run-u…

Ugandan Journalist Receives Emergency Support After Brutal Assault by Police

  • Emergency Fund, Uganda
  • 21 October 2020

During the spring of 2020, attacks against journalists covering the enforcement of Covid-19 related …

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Ugandan Authorities Continue to Use Covid-19 as Pretext to Harass LGBTI+ People

  • News, Uganda
  • 18 May 2020

At the end of March, Ugandan police officers raided an LGBTI+ shelter in Kyengera a few miles outsid…

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Uganda: COVID-19 Used as Pretext to Harass LGBTI+ Community and Journalists

  • Statements, Uganda
  • 27 April 2020

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has declared a nationwide shutdown to tackle the outbreak …

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