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The East African
Saturday December 12 2020
America is considering possible sanctions on a number of military and police officers over violence and human rights abuses in Uganda. PHOTO | FILE
Summary
Uganda government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo said the US government should stop “rhetorical condemnations” and work with Ugandan nationals and local non-governmental organisations to “secure accountability for citizens who have been subjected to arbitrary arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings.”
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The United States Congress is launching an investigation into the actions of the Ugandan government that imply an abuse of US security assistance to commit human rights violations, including killings, in the wake of the November protests that left scores dead.
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