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Uganda: British MPs Want Ugandan Govt Sanctioned
Monitor, 10 January 2019
The UK minister of State for Africa, Mr Harriett Baldwin, on Tuesday evening said adherence to democracy and democratic processes such as rule of law and strong institutions are at… Read more »
British MPs Call for Sanctions on Uganda Over Rights Abuses
In a debate on the state of democracy in Uganda, UK parliamentarians have denounced President Yoweri Museveni's government for the arrest and torture of opposition MPs including musician turned politician Bobi Wine and main opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Commenting on the debate, Uganda's minister for International Cooperation, Okello Oryem, has said British MP Paul Williams is continuing with his grandparents' agenda to destabilise a peaceful country, saying it was his ancestors who robbed Uganda of its minerals.
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Uganda: British MP Questions UK Involvement in Uganda's Internal Affairs
Monitor, 9 January 2019
Members of Parliament (MPs) of the United Kingdom House of Commons have underscored the need by their government to ensure that democracy and the rule of the law are protected in… Read more »
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Uganda: Treason Case Stops Bobi's UK Travel
Monitor, 9 January 2019
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday aborted his planned travel to United Kingdom (UK) to attend a parliamentary session debating the rule… Read more »
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Uganda: UK Lawmakers Denounce Govt's Arrest, Torture of MP Bobi Wine
Independent (Kampala), 9 January 2019
UK parliamentarians have condemned the Ugandan Government's reported arrest and torture of opposition MPs, urging the British Government to promote democracy in Uganda. Read more »
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Uganda: Kizza Besigye Arrested
Monitor, 23 August 2018
Kizza Besigye has been arrested and driven to Nagalama Police station. Earlier in the morning, Besigye woke up to find his house surrounded by police and police cars both at the… Read more »
InFocus
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The singer-turned-politician says despite all that President Yoweri Museveni's administration has done including alleged torture and blocking music concerts, there is no bad blood ... Read more »
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Singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, spoke about Uganda's current political situation, and about the abuse he suffered while under police custody ... Read more »
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Musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has posted on Facebook that troops tortured him in detention, and spared "no part of my body". Bobi Wine ... Read more »
