Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in a coup in 1986 and has clung onto it ever since, winning six consecutive elections. He faced his sternest challenge yet in a Jan. 14 vote from reggae star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who tapped into mounting discontent among younger voters over the 76-year-old president’s increasingly autocratic rule. Museveni secured 58.6% support, according to official results, but Wine cried foul and intends to challenge the outcome. The dispute, and risk of accompan
Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in a coup in 1986 and has clung onto it ever since, winning six consecutive elections. He faced his sternest challenge yet in a Jan. 14 vote from reggae star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who tapped into mounting discontent among younger voters over the 76-year-old president’s increasingly autocratic rule. Museveni secured 58.6% support, according to official results, but Wine cried foul and intends to challenge the outcome. The dispute, and risk of accompan
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Ugandan Authorities Step Up Security Ahead of Fraught Elections
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Ugandan security forces stepped up their presence in the capital ahead of Thursday’s hotly contested elections in which pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine and nine others will try and unseat veteran leader Yoweri Museveni.
Police and soldiers used armored personnel carriers to mount patrols in several areas in Kampala, operations they said were aimed at thwarting election-related violence. The lead-up to the vote has been tense, with the opposition accusing the government of attempting to rig the outcome, and at least 54 people dying after protests that erupted following Wine’s arrest in November.
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Monday January 11 2021
Protesters barricade a road in Kampala during riots that erupted on November 18. About 54 people were killed in the riots. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE
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According to the press statement by the UNCHR spokesperson, Ms Ravina Shamdasani, numerous human rights violations have been reported including; violation of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and participation, arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary arrest and detention, and torture. She says these violations will not only pose challenges on the voting day, but also in the post-election period.
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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has raised a red flag over the rising human rights violation cases in Uganda ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections slated for January 14.