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The Status Quo at All Costs: Human Rights Abuses during the 2021 Elections in Uganda
[working paper]
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Universität Bremen, FB 08 Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Interkulturelle und Internationale Studien (InIIS)
Abstract On January 14, 2021, Uganda held a fiercely contested and controversial presidential election, which gave the incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni, a sixth term in office. Museveni, who has been in power for 35 years, beat his closest challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly referred to as Bobi Wine,... view more
On January 14, 2021, Uganda held a fiercely contested and controversial presidential election, which gave the incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni, a sixth term in office. Museveni, who has been in power for 35 years, beat his closest challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly referred to as Bobi Wine, by 58.6 per cent to 34.8 per cent. The research discusses the contentiousness of the elections, highlighting the shrinking civic space in Uganda, the clampdown on the media, incapacitated election observers and the massive voting irregularities. In the same vein, the research report shows that the 2021 elections triggered unprecedented levels of human rights abuses by the security forces, which included frequent arrests of opposition candidates, killing of opposition supporters, illegal arrests, incommunicado abductions, detention in ungazetted facilities, disappearance of several citizens, torture and heavy deployment of the military to intimidate voters. This research report takes stock of these violations, analyses their patterns and suggests strategies to minimise violations in future elections.... view less
Keywords
Uganda; human rights violation; presidential election; English-speaking Africa; East Africa; developing country; opposition
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Bremen
Page/Pages
111 p.
Series
InIIS-Arbeitspapiere, 43
ISSN
1867-4011
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications