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Protests to be held Friday in push for release of Besigye

(Left) Lawyer Andrew Karamagi with Human Rights defender Maria Sarungi when they joined Amnesty International East and Southern Africa Regional Office called on Ugandan Government to release Ugandan Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye on February 18, 2025, Nairobi. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito]

Human rights lobby groups have announced plans to hold protests in Nairobi on Friday, February, to push for the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and other political detainees in Uganda.

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