Daily Monitor Saturday May 01 2021 Summary During last year’s presidential elections, the intensity of human rights violations was high. Security forces were seen in running battles with journalists. As Uganda celebrates World Press Freedom Day on Monday May 3, we share experiences of female journalists who were brutalised in line of duty as they covered the presidential candidates during campaigns. Advertisement “For me, the biggest issue was teargas. I was on the campaign trail of Eng Patrick Oboi, Amuriat, the presidential flag bearer of the Forum for Democratic Change. He was an opposition candidate and sometimes, he disobeyed police orders. Because of his actions, we ate (sic) teargas almost everyday. Our eyes were perpetually red. In Moyo District, they went for their guns. They were firing live bullets. Those were uncertain times. Anything could have happened” says Damalie Mukhaye, a reporter working with Daily Monitor and KFM. She is a versatile journalist whose career started in 2016. Uncertain times were not new to her.