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A bill signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 13 October to severely restrict freedom of expression online will be weaponized against critics, including political opponents, and must be immediately reversed, Amnesty International said today.
It provides for up to a five-year jail term for those who violate privacy of others, or tarnish others' reputation online.
Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill into law.
Download logoA bill signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 13 October to severely restrict freedom of expression online will be
Museveni has signed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 into law. The bill was passed by parliament and was waiting for the President's assent.