Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda)

Goodluck Musinguzi and Robert Muhereza reported that a Kabale official had threatened to shoot an electrical company employee.

The implications for journalists covering demonstrations are unclear, and their ability to move around freely and safely cannot be guaranteed.

Kanungu town councillor Emmy Magezi Byarugaba was reportedly angered by media reports on his court case and the fact that photojournalist Patson Baraire was photographing him without permission.

Central Broadcasting Service (CBS FM) correspondent Yoweri Musisi was arrested after filing a series of stories on home break-ins in areas of Luwunga, Nkozi and Bwere.

Uganda, a member of the UN Human Rights Council, is up for a review of its human rights situation in October 2011 under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism.

Brian Luwaga, of “Kamunye” newspaper, and Edward Bindhe, a stringer with Uganda Radio Network, were invited by the Mutesa I Royal University guild president to cover the demonstration.

David Lukakama, of the Voice of Busoga radio station, and Hasfa Nakyanzi, of Top Television, were covering the violently dispersed demonstration in Jinja town.

“Daily Monitor” journalist Tabu Butagira was questioned by the Special Investigation Unit over a story he had written on opposition leader Kiiza Besigye.