Overview
- Amnesty International reports security forces used tear gas, pepper spray, beatings, dogs and blocked exits at opposition events in Kawempe and Iganga in November.
- One attendee, 35-year-old Miseach Okello, died after the Iganga rally in circumstances Amnesty says could indicate unlawful force, with his family denied access to the postmortem and a death certificate.
- More than 400 people have been arrested for attending rallies or perceived support of the National Unity Platform, facing charges including malicious damage, obstruction, incitement and assaulting police.
- Detainees described torture and other ill-treatment such as tasering and pepper-spraying, with one case supported by medical records confirming a broken arm after detention at Mulago police station.
- Ugandan police defend the crackdowns as responses to violence, while the ICT ministry denies an election-period internet shutdown as fears of information controls grow with a streaming prohibition, a Starlink import ban and unconfirmed reports of a broader block.