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HRD Attack

Witness Radio - Uganda

Incident date
20 Aug 2021
Date accuracy
All Correct
Not applicable
Witness Radio - Uganda
Human rights group
Judicial or legal harassment: Other
Target: Group, Organisation or Institution
Location of Incident: Uganda
Kiryandongo Sugar Ltd. (part of Rai Holdings Private Limited) Uganda Sugar, Agriculture/food/beverage/tobacco/fishing: General
Rai Holdings Private Limited (Rai Group) Mauritius Sugar, Agriculture/food/beverage/tobacco/fishing: General
Other actors

Sources

Witness Radio - Uganda is a not-for-profit organization that facilitates the provision of legal representation and support to poor and vulnerable victims of land grabs financed by development financing. On 20 August, 2021, Uganda's Non-Governmental Organization Bureau suspended a total of 54 organizations, including Witness Radio - Uganda, for alleged 'non-compliance'. According to reports, shortly after the ban, the companies have stepped in to violently evict communities off their land.