Uganda Groups Oppose Public Order Bill

Uganda's civil society and opposition groups are scheduled to meet Internal Affairs Minister General Aronda Nyakairima today (Thursday) to complain about a proposed law they say could undermine the nation's constitution.

"This meeting is to first of all educate this new minister about how bad this bill (Public Order Management Bill 2011) really is," said Geoffrey Ssebaggala, the national coordinator of Uganda's Human Rights Network for Journalists, (HRNJ-U).

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