United Nations decries crackdown on opposition ahead of Ugandan elections

The United Nations has spoken out against what it said was an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda ahead of next month’s election.

Its rights agency said credible reports indicated that at least 550 people have been arrested and detained since the start of the year.

This included members and supporters of presidential candidate Bobi Wine’s main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party.

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