JOIN US FOR A GLOBAL TWITTER DISCUSSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE RUN UP TO

UGANDA’S 2016 ELECTIONS

WHEN: APRIL 7 – 7PM IN KAMPALA, 5PM IN LONDON, 12 NOON IN NYC/DC

USE #UGANDA2016 TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION, ASK QUESTIONS AND DEBATE THE DISCUSSANTS

WHO:

ANGELO IZAMA @OPIAIYA – JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL ANALYST

MARIA BURNETT @MARIAHRWAFRICA – SENIOR RESEARCHER AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH NICHOLAS OPIYO @NICKOPIYO – FOUNDER, CHAPTER FOUR UGANDA

CRIPSY KAHERU @CKAHERU – CITIZENS’ COALITION FOR ELECTORAL

DEMOCRACY IN UGANDA

MODERATED BY IRENE IKOMU @MISS_RIZZY – PARLIAMENT WATCH UGANDA

WHY:

UGANDA WILL HOLD ELECTIONS IN EARLY 2016, IN WHAT WILL BE PRESIDENT

MUSEVENI’S 30TH YEAR IN POWER. WHAT ARE THE KEY HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AS

CAMPAIGNING BEGINS THIS YEAR? WILL UGANDA HOLD FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS? WHAT

HAVE PAST RECENT ELECTIONS DEMONSTRATED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELECTORAL

POLITICS IN UGANDA?

JOIN US TO DISCUSS POLICE CONDUCT AND THE PUBLIC ORDER MANAGEMENT ACT, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA FREEDOMS, CORRUPTION AND ‘VOTE-BUYING’, CIVIL

SOCIETY OPERATING SPACE AND FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, AND THE ROLE OF THE

MILITARY IN CAMPAIGNING AND ELECTORAL POLITICS, AND OTHER ISSUES.