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Daily Monitor Thursday December 24 2020 Summary The arrest of Mr Opiyo and four of his colleagues—Herbert Dakasi, Anthony Odur, Esomu Obure and NUPs Human Rights Officer Hamid Tenywa—aroused criticism both in Uganda and abroad. Advertisement Activists have asked the US to impose targeted sanctions on senior leaders of the Ugandan police force, following the arrest of human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo. Police on Tuesday arrested Mr Opiyo, a human rights lawyer and Executive Director of Cha...

Nicholas Opiyo, a lawyer who has fought tirelessly for LGBT+ rights, was arrested on money laundering charges. (Facebook) High-profile Ugandan LGBT+ rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo was “violently arrested” on money laundering charges in what activists have said was “an attack on human rights defenders”. Opiyo is well-known for representing LGBT+ people in the harshly anti-LGBT+ African country. He was arrested in a restaurant in Kampala on Tuesday (22 December), according to Chapter Four U...

English By Halima Athumani Share on Facebook KAMPALA - A Ugandan court has charged human rights lawyer Nicholas Opio with money laundering following his arrest Tuesday. Opios lawyers say the charges are political because of his support for opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine.  The state alleges that on October 8, at a branch of Absa Bank in Kampala, Nicholas Opio acquired $340,000 in the name of the h...

The East African Wednesday December 23 2020 Uganda police disperse crowds in Kayunga town as they gather to welcome Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, on December 1, 2020. Lawyer claims there is a political motive to dissuade investigations on police action during protests. PHOTO | AFP Summary Robert Amsterdam, Wine’s international lawyer, said the US must punish the rogue police to stop what he argued was ‘thuggish’ treatment of opposition figu...

A Ugandan human rights lawyer who represents opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday on charges of money laundering, police said. Nicholas Opiyo is the founder of the robust human rights defence organisation Chapter Four Uganda and is the lawyer for many activists. Rights groups have increasingly criticised Uganda over arresting political opponents and violating freedom of association, assembly, and expression as last year authorities introduced new regulations restricting online...

English By Halima Athumani Share on Facebook Print this page KAMPALA, UGANDA - Ugandan rights activists are calling on authorities to release human rights lawyer Nicholas Opio, who was arrested Tuesday on allegations of money laundering.  Supporters say Opio is being persecuted for his activism. A group of lawyers and activists went to the Special Investigative Unit of the Ugandan police Wednesday to demand access to Opio and to ask police t...

Police detain Ugandan human rights lawyer ahead of vote Reuters 12/23/2020 By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Police said they had detained a prominent Ugandan human rights lawyer and government critic over money laundering allegations, in what his organisation said was part of a crackdown on dissent ahead of elections next month. Nicholas Opiyo heads Chapter Four Uganda, a civil liberties watchdog that has often helped defend leaders and supporters of opposition parties detaine...

Ugandas top human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo jailed ahead of elections Issued on: 2020-12-23 uganda nicholas opiyo human rights lawyer © facebook/Nicholas Opiyo 4 min Uganda’s most prominent human rights lawyer, Nicholas Opiyo, has been arrested along with three other lawyers and a human rights officer for opposition candidate Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform party. The group was picked up on Tuesday by plainclothes men ...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 23 2020 This photo tweeted by DP presidential candidate Norbert Mao on December 23, 2020 shows (L-R) Kasese woman MP, Winnie Kiiza, detained human rights lawyer, Nicholas Opiyo and Mao himself at Special investigations Unit in Kireka. PHOTO/ COURTESY Summary Mr Opiyo has built his name as a human rights defender and often times been at loggerheads with the government over a number of human rights abuses. Mr Opiyo was reportedly arrested alongside other lawyers i...

A Ugandan human rights lawyer who represents opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday on charges of money laundering, police said. Nicholas Opiyo is the founder of the robust human rights defence organisation Chapter Four Uganda and is the lawyer for many activists. Rights groups have increasingly criticised Uganda over arresting political opponents and violating freedom of association, assembly, and expression as last year authorities introduced new regulations restricting online ac...