Uganda MPs boycott sittings to protest torture, detention

Uganda opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi

Supporters of Uganda opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, (Bobi Wine) clash with Uganda Military Police on February 17, 2021. PHOTO |  AFP

Opposition members of Uganda’s parliament are boycotting sittings to pressure the government to address rising cases of arbitrary arrests, brutality and extra-judicial torture by security agencies.

The MPs stormed out of a plenary session this week to show solidarity with their supporters, some of whom have spent more than a year in detention without trial.