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On the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine
<OptDel>on behalf of the ECR Group</OptDel> · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Alexandr Vondra, Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Ivaylo Valchev, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marlena Maląg
This resolution condemns intimidation and violence against Uganda's opposition, including Bobi Wine, and calls on the government to ensure safety, release detainees, investigate abuses, and uphold democratic rights.¶¶¶ It also urges regional and international bodies to monitor the situation and promote human rights and democratic norms in Uganda.¶
Key points
- Condemns all forms of intimidation, violence, harassment, and threats directed at opposition leaders, including Bobi Wine, his family, associates, and supporters.¶
- Calls on the Government of Uganda to immediately ensure the physical safety, freedom of movement, and fundamental rights of all political actors, regardless of political affiliation.¶
- Demands the cessation of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, unlawful surveillance, and the use of excessive force by security forces, and the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained persons.¶
- Urges Ugandan authorities to conduct prompt, independent, and transparent investigations into all reported human rights violations, and to hold perpetrators accountable in accordance with the law.¶
- Affirms the right of Ugandan citizens to peaceful assembly, free expression, access to information, and meaningful participation in political life without fear of reprisal.¶
- Calls upon regional bodies, including the African Union and the East African Community, as well as the international community, to closely monitor the situation in Uganda and to engage through diplomatic and legal means to promote respect for human rights and democratic norms.¶
Who is affected
- Opposition leaders in Uganda, including Bobi Wine, his family, associates, and supporters.¶
- The Government of Uganda and its security forces, which must ensure safety and stop abuses.¶¶
- Ugandan citizens, whose rights to assembly, expression, and participation are affirmed.¶
- Regional and international bodies, including the African Union and East African Community, are urged to monitor and engage.¶
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