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.