A coalition of leading Ugandan rights groups and lawyers on Thursday filed a court challenge in Kampala to a controversial internet law, which they say is aimed at curbing free speech and targeting government opponents.
The amendment to the Computer Misuse Act, signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni last month, has been criticised by Amnesty International, which has called for the"draconian" legislation to be scrapped.
The petitioners, including Chapter Four, Uganda's most prominent rights group, say the law attempts to regulate online behaviour in a"vague and ambiguous manner".
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