Wednesday, 10 September 2014
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UGANDA: 5 YEARS ON, NO JUSTICE FOR PROTEST KILLINGS
(Kampala, September 10, 2014) – Uganda’s authorities have never investigated killings by security forces during two days of rioting in September 2009 that left at least 40 people dead, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite numerous promises to investigate over the past five years, no police or military members have been held accountable for the killings.
“For the last five years, the victims’ families have waited for justice for the deaths of their loved ones and the government has turned its back on them,” said Maria Burnett, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The failure to investigate any case involving a soldier or police officer relating to the September 2009 events shows a serious disregard for rule of law and a government unconcerned about people’s lives.”
“For the last five years, the victims’ families have waited for justice for the deaths of their loved ones and the government has turned its back on them,” said Maria Burnett, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The failure to investigate any case involving a soldier or police officer relating to the September 2009 events shows a serious disregard for rule of law and a government unconcerned about people’s lives.”
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