An Amnesty International warned that the government's campaign against its critics could worsen in the new proposed legislation
The latest figures, Uganda has at least 250 private radio stations for most licensed 50 television stations and 50 newspapers and magazines regularly licensed. Impressive figures in a continent where the radio is still the main source of information, and where the authorities keep an eye suspect in the private media.
However, according to Amnesty International, these figures do not tell. In a report released last week, the human rights organization accused the government of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, President of "critical pervasive official intolerance of certain government policies and practices, and repression of political dissent one. "
The report, suppress dissent: Restrictions on rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Uganda, covering the period 2007 to 2011. Several examples, which accuses the state to guide critical journalists, activists of civil society and political opposition leaders for "arbitrary detention, intimidation, threats and politically motivated criminal charges."
And according to the report, the situation could deteriorate further if the government pushes through the bill to stop the protests and repression of dissidents.
The report urges the international community to exert pressure on the government to return to the path of reform in the early 1990s, when Museveni was hailed as one of a new generation of progressive African leaders.
thirty journalists face criminal charges arising from their work, according to the report, which was released one day after another court appearance by two editors working in the independent newspaper Daily Monitor . The couple was accused of forgery two years ago after the publication of a letter written by Mr Museveni, the resolution of ethnic tensions in the region of Bunyoro.
The report also comes after four opposition activists were charged with treason for trying to organize a demonstration. Kizza Besigye, the leader of the opposition, was placed under house arrest, about 12 miles north of the capital, Kampala, the police dragged their cells every time they venture out.
Police said Besigye is in "preventive detention" - will block walk to work as a protest against rising commodity prices and inflation, which exceeded 30% months was attributed in part to irresponsible government spending. In April and May "walk to work" demonstrations to protest against the cost of public transport violently broken up by police, apparently killing nine people.
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- widely held new State was beaten while covering a police officer of the police cordon at the home of Mr. Besigye.
- Report Amnesty International warned that the government of Uganda has banned all forms of peaceful protest in the name of maintaining order. While fears are understandable Kampala - from the uprisings in the Arab world and protests earlier in Uganda - Amnesty says that the current limits are illegitimate. That contravene the Constitution of Uganda and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission), in which Uganda has signed.
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