Uganda: Immediately release lawyer Eron Kiiza and quash military court’s outrageous decision

By Amnesty International

Responding to the assault, arrest, summary conviction and nine-month sentencing by a Ugandan military court of Eron Kiiza, lawyer for detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson, said: “Eron Kiiza’s imprisonment is outrageous. Military personnel baselessly prevented him from accessing defence benches, then assaulted and […] The post Uganda: Immediately release lawyer Eron Kiiza and quash military court’s outrageous decision appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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