JOIN US FOR A GLOBAL TWITTER DISCUSSION

ON
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE RUN UP TO

UGANDAS 2016 ELECTIONS

WHEN: APRIL 7 7PM IN KAMPALA,
5PM IN LONDON, 12 NOON IN NYC/DC
USE #UGANDA2016 TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION,
ASK QUESTIONS AND DEBATE THE DISCUSSANTS
WHO:
ANGELO IZAMA @OPIAIYA JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL ANALYST
MARIA BURNETT @MARIAHRWAFRICA SENIOR RESEARCHER AT
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
NICHOLAS OPIYO @NICKOPIYO FOUNDER, CHAPTER FOUR
UGANDA
CRIPSY KAHERU @CKAHERU CITIZENS COALITION FOR
ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY IN UGANDA
MODERATED BY IRENE IKOMU

@MISS_RIZZY PARLIAMENT WATCH

UGANDA
WHY:
UGANDA WILL HOLD ELECTIONS IN EARLY 2016, IN WHAT WILL BE
PRESIDENT MUSEVENIS 30TH YEAR IN POWER. WHAT ARE THE KEY HUMAN
RIGHTS ISSUES AS CAMPAIGNING BEGINS THIS YEAR? WILL UGANDA HOLD
FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS? WHAT HAVE PAST RECENT ELECTIONS
DEMONSTRATED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELECTORAL POLITICS IN

UGANDA?

JOIN US TO DISCUSS POLICE CONDUCT AND THE PUBLIC ORDER

MANAGEMENT ACT, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA FREEDOMS,
CORRUPTION AND VOTE-BUYING, CIVIL SOCIETY OPERATING SPACE AND
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, AND THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN
CAMPAIGNING AND ELECTORAL POLITICS, AND OTHER ISSUES.