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Ugandans just trying to get home are being forced to pay exorbitant fees to be quarantined at hotels. At this time the government should be respecting its citizens’ rights, not creating opportunities to exploit them. #COVID19UG #Uganda #COVID19
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/ugandans-trying-get-home-forced-pay-covid-19-quarantine
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/ugandans-trying-get-home-forced-pay-covid-19-quarantine
UPDATE: @MinofHealthUG spokesperson @ainbyoo says they're now finding "affordable" accommodation for quarantined Ugandans, which they'll still have to pay for. Those who can't afford it will be quarantined elsewhere. https://twitter.com/ainbyoo/status/1240945854074294274
Uganda now seizing passports of travelers, including Ugandans, coming from high risk #COVID19 countries to "prevent them from escaping" mandatory quarantine. #COVID19UG https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uganda-seizes-passports-travellers-countries-high-virus-cases/688334-5499626-6o6qm9/index.html
A total of 95 people who were from Rwanda aboard two Jaguar buses were on Sunday, March 22, 2020, quarantined in Kabale, Uganda for fear of spreading coronavirus. #COVID19UG #COVID19 https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2020/03/95-travellers-from-rwanda-quarantined-in-kabale.html
Ugandan security forces beat vendors in Kampala today as they sought to enforce President Museveni's #COVID19 prevention measures, which included suspending public transport and non-food markets. #COVID19UG
https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Photos-that-will-compel-you-cancel-your-journey-Kampala/688334-5505362-g3u0ib/index.html via @DailyMonitor
https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Photos-that-will-compel-you-cancel-your-journey-Kampala/688334-5505362-g3u0ib/index.html via @DailyMonitor
Stop beating Ugandans, minister for trade Kyambadde tells security personnel. #COVID19UG #COVID19 https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Stop-beating-Ugandans-Kyambadde-tells-security-personnel/688334-5505020-4hu639z/index.html
UGANDA: Two people admitted to hospital in Mukono after they were shot by police officers deployed to enforce President Museveni’s suspension of public transport in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. #COVID19UG https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Two-shot-Mukono-defying-presidential-directives/688334-5505644-aro68b/index.html
The @MinofHealthUG has put up this helpful website for information including statistics, press releases, and video about #COVID19 in Uganda. #COVID19UG
https://covid19.gou.go.ug/
https://covid19.gou.go.ug/
Police arrested officer David Agaba for shooting at a group of people in Bududa, leaving one nursing injuries, as he sought to enforce the president’s directive to halting public gatherings last Saturday. #COVID19 #COVID19UG https://thetowerpost.com/2020/03/30/officer-arrested-for-opening-fire-while-dispersing-bar-goers/
In Uganda, security forces have used excessive force to apparently enforce #COVID19 measures by beating, shooting, and arbitrarily detaining people. The government should ensure this doesn't become a human rights crisis. #COVID19UG
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/uganda-respect-rights-covid-19-response
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/uganda-respect-rights-covid-19-response
Alfred Ssembajjwe, a journalist, told @HRW that LDUs wielding sticks and guns attacked him and a boda driver in Makindye on 30 March. After suffering a fall, he was badly injured. They demanded 250,000 shillings from him to let him go. #COVID19UG #COVID19 https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/uganda-respect-rights-covid-19-response
On March 29, police raided a shelter for homeless LGBT youth in Wakiso, beat and arrested 23 people @HRPAF_Uganda reports. Police charged them for allegedly disobeying the government’s #COVID19 directives by residing in the shelter. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/uganda-respect-rights-covid-19-response
“They asked where I was coming from. I told them I had been at work and was heading home. The security officers then asked me if I had a watch before I could reply they started beating me.” #Uganda #COVID19 #COVID19UG https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Govt-to-distribute-food-1-5m-people-Wakiso-Kampala/688334-5511284-10wt835/index.html
