UgandaApr 30, 2026Uganda: Authorities must investigate election-related killings, arbitrary arrests and torture of opposition members, supportersStabilitySevere − · -62/3 agreeQueued for review
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(Ugandan security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment before, during and after the 15 January general elections, Amnesty International said today. The organization received multiple reports indicating that between 15 and 18 January, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) […] The post Uganda: Authorities must investigate election-related killings, arbitrary arrests and torture of opposition members, supporters appeared first on Amnesty International.)
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Classifier runs (3 passes)
Run 1 · temp 0
Electoral violence (sub-armed-conflict threshold)
StabilitySevere − · -6
Ugandan security forces used lethal force, arbitrary arrests, and torture against opposition members and supporters around the January 15 general elections, constituting severe electoral violence including killings that falls below the threshold of armed conflict but involves state-perpetrated violence in an electoral context.
Run 2 · temp 0.4
Electoral violence (sub-armed-conflict threshold)
StabilitySevere − · -6
Ugandan security forces used lethal force, arbitrary arrests, and torture against opposition members and supporters around the January 15 general elections, constituting severe electoral violence including killings that falls below armed conflict threshold but involves state-perpetrated violence tied directly to an electoral process.
Run 3 · temp 0.8
Systematic crackdown (pattern of abuse)
Rights & FreedomsSevere − · -6
Ugandan security forces engaged in a cross-cutting pattern of lethal force, arbitrary arrests, and torture targeting opposition members and supporters across the election period, constituting a systematic crackdown without a single named institutional target that would trigger a more specific category.