Meanwhile, UPDF officials argued that exiled royal guards continued to pose a security risk to the region.Prunier, 82.
Violence erupted on 26 November 2016 in the town of On the next day, Uganda's armed forces and police raided the Rwenzururu royal palace after the expiration of an After Rwenzururu was recognised by the Ugandan government, violence between the Konjo and Amba peoples became more prevalent, as the Bakonjo generally support the opposition whilst the Baamba generally support the central government. Residents of Kasese District in western Uganda woke up on Sunday to another wave of flash floods three days after the torrents hit the district when four major rivers burst their banks on … The court set Mumbere's bail hearing for 9 January 2017.By February 2019, 87 royal guards had peacefully returned from their exile after negotiations by the Busongora Development Forum, a local community-based organisation. Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. It is Armed Group Attacks on Teachers, Students, and Schools in Burkina FasoHuman Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice Police have recently Families of those who died in 2016 have been reluctant to publicly call for justice, fearing arrest and retaliation, and have not been able to commemorate the massacre.“We fear to ask the government, ‘Why did you shoot our child who was an innocent person, who does not carry a The government has charged Mumbere and 159 others with crimes including murder, treason, and terrorism. Uganda: Security Forces Attack Students, JournalistsUganda: Security Forces Attack Students, JournalistsMore Evidence of China’s Horrific Abuses in XinjiangGay Sex Still a Crime in Singapore Thanks to Dubious Legal RulingsWritten Testimony: "Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border"Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights In February and April 2016, violence erupted between the two communities due to disputed local election results and political infighting, leading to the deaths of at least 30 people.The next day, on 27 November 2016, two Ugandan policemen were killed by an angry mob of civilians. Join our movement today. Human Rights Watch research in 2017 Since the massacre, the environment in Kasese has remained tense. BY WILBER MUHWEZI. According to the government of Uganda, the raid was in response to militant attacks on police posts in the region two weeks earlier, allegedly perpetrated by the royal guards. See Kirsten Alnaes, "Songs of the Rwenzururu Rebellion," in P.H. Later that day, The army responded the next day by raiding the palace of King Charles Mumbere. Victims in Kasese have reported beatings and arrests by security forces, who frequently accuse local residents of being involved in the November 2016 events. Government authorities have repeatedly cracked down on critics and those perceived as being loyal to Mumbere. Three years ago, the Ugandan army attacked the Rwenzururu royal palace in the town of Kasese, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people. Gulliver, ed., Violence erupted on 26 November 2016 in the town of Kasese, the capital of the Ugandan Kingdom of Rwenzururu, when Uganda security forces raided the government offices of the Rwenzururu kingdom, killing eight Rwenzururian royal guards and arresting two others. But Kasese, it seems, is a region that requires a more nuanced approach. During the attack, they arrested him and over 180 others present in the palace compound. Ten people have been killed in Kasese district today following the resumption of fighting between the Uganda people’s defense forces [UPDF], police and people royal to the Omusinga wa Rwanzururu Charles Wensly Iremangoma. It was a bitter-sweet experience as war veterans in Kasese were accused of hypocrisy on the same day they received a 60 million cash injection from government to … But the families of those killed are still waiting for answers, amid fears of reprisals for pressing for justice.On November 26, 2016, after years of tension between the Ugandan government and the Rwenzururu kingdom, government forces attacked the kingdom’s office of the prime minister, killing at least eight people. Please give now to support our workThree years ago, the Ugandan army attacked the Rwenzururu royal palace in the town of Kasese, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people.
IN BUSHENYI/KASESE. Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. The police, accompanied by the Charles Mumbere was arrested and charged with murder on 30 November 2016.Charles Mumbere, Johnson Thembo Kitsumbire and 138 others who were arrested during the raids appeared at the Jinja High Court on 28 December 2016.