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2021 Elections: Human Rights Defenders Decry Increased Targeted Attack

Human Rights Defenders have expressed concern that the increased election violence in the country has left many suffer at the hand of human rights abusers with no help from duty bearers. These under the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) told the media that eversince the Electoral Commission (EC) rolled out the 2020 general elections road map, many…

EC will have Reason to be Negligent in 2021 with Budget Cut – Opposition

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

Members of the Opposition in Parliament are concerned that the current cry by Government that they do not have money to run elections could be used against the opposition. Government recently announced plans to slash the budget for the 2021 elections. According to Justice Simon JByabakama, the commission requires 518.944 billion shillings for the 2021 elections. He says Government has…