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Uganda: Torture Threat for HIV/AIDS Activists

Started by Natasha, July 30, 2008, 01:12:41 AM

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July 30, 2008, 01:12:41 AM
Uganda: Torture Threat for HIV/AIDS Activists

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/5c71c12d166e802c8fc1603d400e0667.htm
7/30/2008

The abduction and torture of a Ugandan HIV/AIDS activist who faces trial for holding a peaceful protest reveals the danger to those who challenge the government's policies, Human Rights Watch, and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders said today. The three human rights organizations (the Observatory is a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture and the International Federation of Human Rights), called on the Ugandan authorities to investigate the abduction and torture and sanction those responsible.
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