Human Rights Watch report accuses Ugandan government of military-led crackdown on critics

Human Rights Watch released a report alleging that since mid-June 2026 Ugandan security forces unlawfully detained at least five critics of President Museveni and Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, deployed around Nation Media Group premises and indefinitely suspended at least 10 NGOs. HRW called on the government to end the crackdown and prosecute those responsible; according to The Observer, authorities had not responded by publication.