Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The flag of Uganda. © 2018 Press Association via AP Images (Kampala) – Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society groups, including human rights and election monitoring organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. The National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations, a state regulatory body, only started notifying the groups after the announcement. Staff members from some groups told Human Rights Watch that they were notified only hours or even days later. The Ugandan authorities…

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