East Africa: Little Progress, Worsening Repression

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Governments in East Africa made little or no progress on human rights in 2015, and the situation in some countries, such as Burundi, sharply deteriorated, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2016s.

Ethiopia and Burundi, and to some extent Uganda, experienced worsening restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly, and other rights in the lead up to or after elections. Other countries, such as Rwanda, maintained longstanding tight control on dissenting views.

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