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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 NUP's 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 Chapter Four Uganda. Mr Opiyo was at a restaurant with four other lawyers when he was reportedly blind...

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 Uganda, a human rights organisation of which he is executive director. Four other lawyers were also a...

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. Opio's 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 human rights organization Chapter Four. Prosecutors say at the time, he knew the funds were proceeds...

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 figures and activists. Advertisement Activists have asked the US to impose targeted sanctions on senior ...

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 activities and stifling independent media. Uganda Police Force confirmed Opiyo’s arrest on Twi...