Ugandan Military Court to Try Opposition Leader

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, Uganda, November 20. 2024. © 2024 Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his travel companion, Obeid Lutale, to be held in pretrial detention in a prison, the latest example of Uganda’s authorities misusing military courts and military-related charges to clamp down on the opposition.Besigye went missing on November 16 in Kenya’s…

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