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Uganda: No justice for April 2011 killings

Uganda: No justice for April 2011 killings

Human Rights Watch issued a video recently in which relatives of the victims of the April 2011 killings, when at least nine people were killed by security forces during protests, explain the impact it had on their families and their struggle to secure justice and compensation.

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  • Ugandan advocate wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award
  • Ugandan advocate wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award

    Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala, national coordinator of the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda, received the award because of his consistency in recording and highlighting limitations of freedom of expression.

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Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport

A number of Ugandan journalists were blocked by security forces from accessing the national airport at Entebbe to cover the return of an army officer. Some journalists were detained, and others had their equipment confiscated.

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