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‘My flesh was burning': Uganda accused of torture again

Ronald Ssegawa, 22, a torture victim walks towards a banner of the victims that were allegedly killed by security personnel, at the National Unity Platform offices in Kamwokya suburb of Kampala, Uganda March 21, 2022. [Reuters]

Ronald Ssegawa said Ugandan security agents pulled him off the streets in January last year, burned him and pulled out his fingernails. His crime: supporting the opposition.

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