Uganda: No Justice for April 2011 Killings

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 Police and prosecutors in Uganda have turned a blind eye to the killings of at least nine people by security forces during protests in April 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a video in which relatives of the victims explain the impact on their families and their struggle to secure justice and compensation.

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This is not how modern democracy conducts business,these suspects were tortured ,killed and others buried hurriedly in mass graves.Those who managed to live were detained for over 48 hours incommunicado afterwards they were humiliatingly  arraigned before military court yet knowingly they are civilians.
In another twist the chief of police is acting as prosecutor ,judge and jury to assume the role of pardoning the suspects as recorded in this news brief..

KASESE ATTACKS SUSPECTS
The Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, is holding out an olive-branch to some of those who orchestrated the recent violence in the volatile Rwenzori region.
Kayihura made the remarks while in Kasese district as he continues to traverse the region to ensure that peace returns in an area which is a hotbed of ethnic rivalry.

This is a clear cut of systematic breakdown of rule of law,we demand that let the court process take its course and exonerate the suspects.Because of the brutality meted on them.

Activists Push To Halt Court Martial Trial For Rwenzori Attack Suspects

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CRB IS PETITIONING THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT of Uganda Right HON.REBBECA KADAGA TO

CALL FOR FAIR TRIAL OF THE RWENZORI ATTACKS SUSPECTS’

 Citizen Rights Bureau has noted with horror and consternation the flagrant abuse and violation of the rights of suspects accused of being behind the Rwenzori region attacks. We are particularly concerned about the following constitutional violations:

1.    Detentions beyond the maximum allowed period of 48 hours without being produced in Court.

2.    Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.

3.    Parading the suspects before the media as offenders violated their right to presumption of innocence.

4.    Trial of civilians under the Court Martial for offences that are outside the purview of the UPDF act is total disregard of the law.

5.    Undermining fair trial, UPDF is a complainant and judge.

6.    Denying suspects legal representation by their lawyers, access to their next of kin and medical doctors.

The cumulative effect of the aforementioned violations is that the resultant trial can only lead to an absurdity and a miscarriage of justice.

We therefore demand the following:

1.    Civilian courts should try the suspects, as they are not subject to military law.

2.    They should be allowed to access their next of kin and doctors.

3.      They should be entitled to legal representation of their choice and access to their lawyers.

4.      Military officers who brutalized the suspects should be identified, arrested and prosecuted immediately.

5.      A full list of the suspects, the dead and the missing persons should be published. 

6.      We are calling for independent investigations into the matter.

CRB announces a Campaign for FAIR TRIAL of the Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko attacks Suspects. We wish to work with the Public, Parliament, stakeholders and Families of the victims in order to prevail over Government to avail Justice to the Suspects in the Rwenzururu unfortunate attacks that left a more than 90 people dead.

1. Government to halt the Court-martial trial and hand over the Suspects to Public Courts of Law

2. We Call on individual Lawyers and law firms who can offer legal representation to the suspects to register with us( in box) or

send us email on citizenrightsbureau@gmail.com

3. We call up on the public to support this cause by signing this petition.

 We need signatures in order to submit it in Parliament.

 4. Call a friend, share the link.

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Human Rights abuses cases

This horrific photo shows Kandoya - code named; Three Piece, is still being used as a Torture method in Uganda. Where they tie your hands & Legs behind your back and hang you up like a bat. If you are lucky to survive, your hands get paralysed and your chest gets open inside. You will be an invalid for life. This was used mostly in Teso 1987 - 1990's Conflicts and victims - Survivors of Torture still suffer from this Torture to this day. .
I watched my brother being subjected to this horrific torture, I imagine someone who got discharged from the army of UNLA and happily a retired businessman is fished at broad day light and imprisoned for no obvious crime. That’s how I have grown up knowing Museveni! And I quote this statement by Museveni….
"I don’t know about torture. I have educated myself on many things but on torture I have not known the boundary between what tortures is and what isn’t torture. I know the NRA tie these people when they catch them. They tie their hands backward. Am now being told this is torture. It is the traditional method." (Daily Nation - Jan 26 1987). By 'traditional' Museveni meant that the practice of tying people Kandoya/Three Piece was a traditionalNRA practice that had originated from the bush days in Luwero.

Security forces' use of excessive force, including the use of live ammunition, to carry out law enforcement operations or disperse demonstrators resulted in deaths,

 Prison conditions remained poor and, in some cases, life threatening. There were reports that security forces tortured inmates, particularly in military facilities and unregistered detention centers. Abusive forced labor in prisons countrywide remained a problem.

Prison conditions came closest to meeting international standards in Kampala, where medical care, running water, and sanitation were provided; however, these prisons were among the most overcrowded. Serious problems in prisons outside Kampala included long remand periods, overcrowding, inadequate staff, and lack of food, water, medical care, and bedding.