The Male Feminists Inside Uganda's Police Force

Onlookers were surprised to see a senior officer marching to stop violence against women, in a force that opponents of Uganda's long-serving President Yoweri Museveni accuse of spending more time suppressing dissent than tackling crime, writes Thomas Lewton for Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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Members of Ugandan police march against gender based violence in Entebbe, Uganda, November 2017.

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