Police in Uganda block opposition prayer rallies; arrest 22
Kampala, Uganda Security agencies in Uganda used teargas to disperse supporters of opposition political parties who had gathered in Kampala on Friday for end of year prayer events. The events had been organised by two key opposition political party leaders – Colonel Kizza Besigye, of the Forum for Democratic Change, and Robert Kyagulanyi, also known […]
In Uganda, clergy, Western donors condemn torture of political activists
Kampala, Uganda Ugandan clergy have joined the US and EU in condemning the ongoing brutal torture, detention without trial and forced disappearance of political and human rights activists in the country. The US and EU have each issued a statement condemning the forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and use of physical and mental torture by security […]