Uganda: President Pledges Rights Improvements

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Members of the Human Rights Watch delegation meet with President Museveni in Ntungamo, western Uganda on June 29, 2022. © 2022 State House Press Unit/PPU (Kampala) – President Yoweri Museveni should accelerate steps toward fulfilling his commitments to end abuses by security forces and restrictions on civil society and journalists in Uganda, Human Rights Watch said following its meeting with him on June 29, 2022. Uganda should hold to account high-level officials responsible for human rights violations and create and respect space for civil society and journalists…

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