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In Uganda, like much of the world, the line between protecting people’s health and upholding their rights has often been a blurry one during the pandemic. And in Uganda, that has played into the hands of the country’s 76-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, who is running for a sixth term in Thursday’s election. The president has used the pandemic to limit campaign rallies and other get-out-the-vote events, while the crisis has helped him argue the country needs firm, stable, and familiar...

Court orders state to expedite investigations into Nicholas Opiyo case January 12, 2021 Nicholas Opiyo in court on Monday The Anti-Corruption court has tasked the directorate of public prosecution (DPP) to expedite investigations in the case where human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo is accused of money laundering. State attorney, Steven Ariong on Monday informed court that investigations were incomplete and needed more time to finalise them. Opiyo’...

Customers in the queue at the MTN shop Lugogo, Kampala, UGANDA, May 2020. Photo by Jacqueline Banya / ILO-Kampala via Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Last year in March, the Ugandan government joined the world’s fight against COVID-19 with strict measures and restrictions to control its spread throughout the country. As citizens turned to the internet as a lifeline to access critical news about coronavirus regulations, exchange opinions, and share local information, the government activated several d...

4 Min Read NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Homophobic comments by Uganda’s president and other politicians are making some LGBT+ Ugandans too scared to vote in elections scheduled for Jan. 14, gay rights campaigners said on Tuesday. LGBT+ people face widespread persecution in the east African nation, where gay sex is punishable by life imprisonment, and gay activists fear politicians exploiting homophobic sentiment to win votes could stoke fresh attacks on the community. “We have see...

It is extreme: Uganda tightens screws as vote looms AFP 1/6/2021 AFP © SUMY SADURNI Museveni has claimed every election since taking power as a rebel leader in 1986 -- almost all marred by irregularities and violence Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation -- the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Musevenis 35-year grip on power. © STF Map of Uganda where presidential elections will be held...

Journalists have been attacked, lawyers jailed, election monitors prosecuted and opposition leaders violently muzzled.

Anti-gay rhetoric ramps up fear among LGBT+ Ugandans ahead of polls By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Homophobic comments by Ugandas president and other politicians are making some LGBT+ Ugandans too scared to vote in elections scheduled for Jan. 14, gay rights campaigners said on Tuesday. LGBT+ people face widespread persecution in the east African nation, where gay sex is punishable by life imprisonment, and gay activists fear politicians exploiting homophobic sen...

Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo granted Shs 15m cash bail December 31, 2020 Nicholas Opiyo appearing in court via video link from Kitalya prison Renowned human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has been granted a Shs 15 million cash bail after spending more than a week in custody. Opiyo, the executive director of Chapter Four Uganda, a human rights organization was arrested last week on Tuesday with two others from a restaurant in Kamwokya in Kampala on allegat...

A court in Uganda on Wednesday granted bail to the countrys highest-profile human rights lawyer, whose detention ahead of a tense election next month was widely seen as politically motivated. Nicholas Opiyo, an internationally-recognised human rights campaigner and outspoken government critic, was arrested last week on charges of money laundering and detained in prison, drawing condemnation from around the globe and strident calls for his immediate release. Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga rejected the...

Text size A court in Uganda on Wednesday granted bail to the countrys highest-profile human rights lawyer, whose detention ahead of a tense election next month was widely seen as politically motivated. Nicholas Opiyo, an internationally-recognised human rights campaigner and outspoken government critic, was arrested last week on charges of money laundering and detained in prison, drawing condemnation from around the globe and strident calls for his immediate release. Justice Jane Okuo Kaj...