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Ugandan president's son named in ICC complaint over abductions and abuse


Ugandan president’s son named in ICC complaint over abductions and abuse
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
Lawyers acting for the victims of a wave of abductions and torture by security forces in Uganda have named senior military commanders, including the president’s son, in a complaint to the international criminal court.
Prosecutors at the ICC are already reviewing an earlier submission from the opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, the former reggae singer known as Bobi Wine, describing widespread human rights abuses before presidential polls held in January.
President Yoweri Museveni claimed victory in the vote, which was marred by allegations of fraud and the death of at least 50 people during protests. Most were shot by security forces. ....

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'It was a torture chamber': Ugandans abducted in vicious crackdown


‘It was a torture chamber’: Ugandans abducted in vicious crackdown
Jason Burke and Samuel Okiror in Kampala
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Hundreds of ordinary people suspected of supporting opposition politicians in Uganda have been snatched off the streets by security services in the worst wave of repression in the east African country for decades.
Many suffered systematic torture, detention in harsh conditions in often secret prisons and the denial of access to relatives or lawyers. The abductions, which were described in detail to the Guardian by survivors and relatives of victims, have led the UK and the US to express concern through diplomatic channels. ....

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