Ugandan opposition faces 'brutal repression' before election: Amnesty

Supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, run to take cover from tear gas fired by Ugandan police officers during a dispersal operation following his presidential campaign rally in Kampala, on November 24, 2025. [AFP]

Amnesty International said Monday that Ugandan security forces have used torture and arbitrary arrests to intimidate the opposition ahead of elections on January 15.

President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule, but is accused of increasing repression to maintain power.