US is concerned about the human rights violations in Uganda’s campaigns.

By; Olivia Nabaggala

04^th December 2020

The United States of America ambassador to Uganda, Natalie Brown, has expressed concerns about human rights violations in Uganda, as the country gears up for the 2021 general election.

Pictures of bloody scenes have dominated local and foreign media space since the start of the 2021 Uganda presidential campaigns.

The campaigns have seen several dozens of people lose their lives, while many more dozens are nursing wounds in several health centres across the country, as police continues to enforce Electoral Commission guidelines on election campaigns.

Property worth millions of shillings has also been lost in various areas around the country.

The newly appointed United States of America ambassador to Uganda, Natalie Brown, in her meeting with the Uganda Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama at the EC offices in Kampala emphasized that measures should be put in place to ensure a free and fair democratic process that citizens can trust.

She said “Campaign SOPs must be applied equally & in full transparence. Violence has no place in the electoral space,”