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Nicholas Opiyo: Uganda's rebellious rights lawyer Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has campaigned for civil rights and political freedoms. For this, he has paid a high price. His clients have included Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine. Nicholas Opiyo is a leading human rights lawyer and founder of the rights organization Chapter Four Uganda. Since 2005, Opiyo has worked to promote civil liberties in Uganda, often pro bono. Amongst others, Opiyo has been representing Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan academic charged with "cyber-harassment" and "offensive communication" for her comm...

Rights groups urge release of detained Ugandan rights lawyer by Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press Posted Dec 23, 2020 4:15 am EDT Last Updated Dec 23, 2020 at 4:26 am EDT KAMPALA, Uganda — Human Rights Watch and other rights groups are urging Ugandan authorities to free a prominent rights attorney who is being held by police over criminal allegations. Nicholas Opiyo, who has represented opposition figures and minority groups, was arrested on Tuesday while eating at a restaurant in a suburb of Kampala, the capital. Police say he is held on charges of “money laundering and related malic...

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 detained on politically related charges. "We would like to confirm the arrest of Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo ... ...