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Uganda: Arrest of LGBTQ lawyer seen as politically motivated

"In an appalling abuse of the legal system, Uganda plans to detain human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo through the Christmas holiday," said the chairman on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel.

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Uganda: Top rights lawyer and Museveni critic arrested

Uganda: Top rights lawyer and Museveni critic arrested
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Uganda s top human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo jailed ahead of elections

Uganda s top human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo jailed ahead of elections Issued on: 2020-12-23 uganda nicholas opiyo human rights lawyer © facebook/Nicholas Opiyo 4 min Uganda’s most prominent human rights lawyer, Nicholas Opiyo, has been arrested along with three other lawyers and a human rights officer for opposition candidate Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform party. The group was picked up on Tuesday by plainclothes men from a Kampala restaurant, handcuffed and driven away in an unmarked vehicle. Advertising Read more Several hours later, the Uganda Police Force revealed on social media that Opiyo was in custody on suspicion of money laundering “and related malicious acts”. No reason has been given for the arrest of the others.

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