Ouganda : Arrestation de Sarah Bireete sur fond de tensions électorales
With just days to go before the presidential election scheduled for January 15, the political climate in Uganda is becoming increasingly tense. Sarah Bireete , a leading figure in civil society and director of the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has been detained by authorities in Kampala.
The government accuses the activist of illegally accessing the national voter registry . This version of events is firmly denied by the opposition and local NGOs, who see it as a purely political maneuver. According to her supporters, Sarah Bireete is paying the price for her sharp criticism of the regime. Last December, she did not hesitate to call Uganda a "military dictatorship" in an interview with the Associated Press, denouncing the authoritarian drift of the ruling power.
The stakes in this election are high:
This arrest is part of a broader context of "judicial harassment" denounced by human rights defenders. Between systematic arrests and refusals of bail, observers are concerned about a strategy aimed at silencing all dissenting voices before the polls open.
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