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Amnesty International asks Uganda to investigate election violence

Amnesty International asks Uganda to investigate election violence

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-05-03 15:54:14

Amnesty International has asked Ugandan authorities to investigate the allegations of violence meted out against opposition members and supporters during and ahead of the 2026 general elections.

The organisation says security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture, and other ill-treatment before, during, and after the January 15, 2026, general elections.

It says it received multiple reports indicating that between January 15 and January 18, 2026, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces…

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