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Country: Uganda
City / Location: Uganda
Period / Date: October 2022-October 2024
Subject: Information received updated concerning allegations of the severe environmental, climate and human rights impacts as well as a systematic pattern of oppression and human rights violations against environmental human rights defenders in Uganda in relation with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Tilenga and Kingfisher Projects. According to the information received these include at least 129 alleged arrests and detentions; the incommunicado detentions and ill-treatment of multiple environmental human rights defenders, including recurrent arrests and detentions; and forced disappearances; the forced eviction of more than 42 communities; and widespread judicial harassment. These attacks and threats appear to be directly related to the legitimate human rights activities of the environmental human rights defenders, especially their defence of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Reports indicate that such alleged pattern of human rights violations has been ongoing since at least 2022 and persists to this date.
Number of identified alleged victims: 16

First name last nameagesexaffiliation
Abdul Aziz Bweteadultmale No affiliation
Abdul Twaib Magamboadultmale No affiliation
Bob Barigyeadultmale Humanitarian, solidarity, human rights-related activity
Brave Ahimbisibweadultmale No affiliation
Desire Ndyamesigwaadultfemale No affiliation
Gladis Akumuadultfemale No affiliation
Immaculate Najjembaadultfemale No affiliation
Jelousy Mugishaadultfemale No affiliation
Margret Kothurachadultfemale No affiliation
Mutesi Zalikaadultfemale No affiliation
Nalusiba Phionahadultfemale No affiliation
Nalwadda Shamimadultfemale No affiliation
Newton Mwesigwaadultmale No affiliation
Noah Katiitiadultmale No affiliation
Raymond Bintunkwangaadultmale No affiliation
Shafic Kalyangoadultmale No affiliation

Total number of unidentified alleged victims: -

Status or occupationNumber and gender

General concerns:

Total number of alleged victims: 16
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Previous communications: UGA 1/2022; UGA 3/2022; UGA 4/2022; UGA 6/2022; UGA 1/2023; UGA 2/2023; UGA 3/2023; UGA 4/2023; UGA 3/2025; TZA 3/2025; ZAF 2/2025; CHN 11/2025; EGY 4/2025; FRA 4/2025; GBR 4/2025; OTH 33/2025; OTH 34/2025; OTH 57/2025; OTH 58/2025; OTH 59/2025; OTH 72/2025; OTH 73/2025; OTH 74/2025; OTH 75/2025; OTH 76/2025; OTH 77/2025; OTH 79/2025; OTH 80/2025
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