mercredi, 23 mai 2012
 
 

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Ouganda : Press freedom continues to diminish, says new report

Kampala - Attacks on journalists have escalated in the past six months despite the government’s commitment to adhere to its international human rights obligations, with 32 cases of attacks since the review by the UN Human Rights Council, says HRNJ-Uganda’s new report. Despite the government’s voluntary commitment to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of attacks, there has been no particular action taken, resulting in an increment in attacks. Print media journalists were most targeted, (...)

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Ouganda : Television journalist survives mob attack

Wakiso - Rebecca Nakame a reporter with the government owned Bukedde Television, was attacked by a mob on the orders of one Hakaya Luswa, a special police constable attached to Kajjansi police station. Her camera was damaged and confiscated. The incident happened at Bweya village, Ssissa sub-county, in Wakiso district, where she had gone to cover a news story about a family land wrangle. She had not started filming when a family member saw her video camera in her bag and reported her (...)

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Ouganda : WBS TV journalist threatened with death while on assignment

Mulindwa Mukasa, a correspondent with local private television station Wavah Broadcasting Service (WBS) TV, was arrested at Nabweru Parents School, a private primary school, while following up a news story about the treatment of the pupils. Mulindwa is the Executive Board chairperson of Human Rights for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda). The school is located in Nabweru village, about 5 kilometers from the capital Kampala, in Nansana town council, Wakiso district. It is owned by Ronald (...)

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