UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemns crackdown on opposition and media in Uganda ahead of election

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk issued a statement condemning what he called an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda. Citing credible reports, he said at least 550 people, mostly NUP members and supporters, had been arrested since the start of the year, and he urged authorities to investigate alleged enforced disappearances and torture and to release those arbitrarily detained.