Amnesty International on a case against Stella Nyanzi
385 views · Published 19 December 2018 · 9:10 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: SABC News · 2018 · News & Politics
Rights Group Amnesty International has challenged Ugandan authorities, to drop charges against academic Stella Nyanzi. The Makerere University academic was arrested on 2 November at a police station where she had gone to notify officers of a protest she was planning to hold at the university. This is the second time she has been charged with insulting the president and violating his right to privacy. She is accused of insulting President Yoweri Museveni on social media. For more on this story, we are joined via Skype by Ronald Ebole who is Amnesty International's Regional Researcher for Tanzania and Uganda. For more news, visit: sabcnews.com
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