THE STANDARD By
Betty Njeru and Reuters |
February 18th 2021 at 10:42:08 GMT +0300
Rashidah Nakayi, a journalist working with Uganda’s Galaxy FM receives treatment after she was injured following an attack by security officials, outside the UN Human Rights offices. [Reuters]
The United Nations has condemned the attack meted on Ugandan journalists and civilians yesterday.
Video clips from Ugandan media showed police officers beating up journalists who had gone to cover opposition leader Bobi Wine as he delivered a petition on alleged human right violations to the United Nations Office in Kampala.
In a statement, the UN acknowledged that prior to the meeting, members of the Uganda Military Police used excessive force “to prevent a number of persons accompanying the NUP delegation from accessing the Human Rights offices.”