The protesters waved placards and shouted slogans denouncing corruption.
Ugandan police officers detain a protestor during a rally against what the protesters say are rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the country's rulers in Kampala, Uganda July 23, 2024.Ugandan security forces detained dozens of young people on Tuesday, a rights group said, as they took part in a banned protest rally in downtown Kampala against official corruption and alleged human rights abuses by the country’s rulers.
At least 45 people were detained by security personnel during the crackdown, according to Chapter Four, a Ugandan human rights group that is offering legal services to the detainees.At least five of those detained were charged and remanded in custody until July 30. They were accused of being a “common nuisance” and also being “idle and disorderly”, according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters.
Soldiers and police were deployed around the parliament building and in the centre of the Ugandan capital with the aim of deterring any protesters. On Monday police sealed off the offices of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, accusing it of mobilising for the protests, and detained some party officials, including its lawmakers.Opposition leaders and rights activists say embezzlement and misuse of government funds are widespread in Uganda.
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