Tag: missing activists
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Missing Activists: Rights Groups Urge EU Sanctions on Uganda Over Disappearances
Coalition Calls for Stronger Action as Activists Vanish In a developing moment for regional human rights advocacy, a coalition of civil society groups and defenders has pressed the European Union to suspend funding to the Ugandan government. The demand follows renewed concerns about the disappearances of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, whose fate…
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Calls for EU Action as Missing Kenyan Activists Highlight Uganda Accountability
Rising concern over the fate of missing activists As questions mount about the fate of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, a broad coalition of civil society groups and human rights defenders is pressing the European Union to act. The missing-activist case has become a touchstone for broader fears about political repression and the…
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Missing activists: Rights groups push EU sanctions on Uganda over disappearances
Rights groups escalate pressure as activists remain missing As fear and frustration mount over the disappearance of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, a broad coalition of civil society organizations and human rights defenders is turning up the heat on international backers. The group has formally petitioned the European Union to suspend funding to…