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The Movement System and Political Repression in Uganda
I. SUMMARY
Legal Restrictions on Civil and Political Rights
The Movement System: Towards a One-Party State in Uganda?
Violations of the Rights to Freedom of Association and Assembly
Restrictions on Civil Society and the Media
Abuse of Treason Charges
The Role of the International Community
II. RECOMMENDATIONS
To the Ugandan Government
To the Uganda Human Rights Commission
To the International Community
To the Commonwealth and its Member States
IV. UGANDA'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
Freedom of Association
Freedom of Assembly
Political Rights: Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Standards and the Regulation of Political Organizations
Democracy and Civil and Political Rights
V. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Colonial Period
Uganda's Independence and the First Obote Government
Idi Amin's Reign of Terror
The Second Obote Government and the "Bush War"
The Early NRM Period: Administrative Bans and Military Control
The Odoki Commission
The Constituent Assembly and the Making of the Constitution
VI. THE MOVEMENT SYSTEM AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS IN UGANDA
Towards a Human Rights Culture in Uganda
Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations
Uganda Human Rights Commission (HRC)
The Role of Parliament
The Decentralization Process
Museveni's Theory of the No-Party State
The Constitutional Restrictions on Political Rights
The Movement Act: A State-Sponsored Political Party in Disguise
The Local Council System
The Movement Structures
Chaka-mchaka: Political Education for Social Control?
Violations of the Right to Freedom of Association
Violations of the Right to Freedom of Assembly
President Clinton's March 1998 Visit
May 1998 Arrests of Members of Parliament
Seminars broken up in June and July 1998
Seminars Disrupted in July and August 1998
Opposition Politician Chapaa Arrested
Member of Parliament Wasswa Lule Arrested
Arrest of FAD Officials in Moyo
Harassment of NDF Activist
Local Official Harassed after FAD Seminar
Detention and Questioning of NDF Member
The Ban on Party Conferences and Freedom of Association and Assembly
The Proposed Political Organizations Bill
The Exclusion of the NRM "Movement" Structures from Regulation
Onerous Restrictions on the Establishment of Political Parties
The Exclusion of Certain Groups from Political Activities
Continuing Restrictions on the Activities of Political Parties
The Referendum on Political Parties in the Year 2000
The Adoption of the Referendum Act
Continuing Restrictions during the Referendum Period
The Rejection of the Referendum by the Opposition
The Referendum and International Standards
VI. CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE MEDIA IN UGANDA
Restrictions on NGO Activities
Refusal to Register Uganda National NGO Forum
Revocation of UHEDOC Registration
Delay in Registration of NOCEM
NRM Efforts to Organize Civil Society
Restrictions on Press Freedom
VII. THE MOVEMENT SYSTEM AND THE CONFLICTS IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN UGANDA
The Movement System and Conflict
VIII. ARBITRARY PRE-TRIAL DETENTION: THE ABUSE OF TREASON AND OTHER PUBLIC ORDER CHARGES
Torture, Coerced Confessions, and Treason Charges
Abuse of Treason Charges as a Method of Political Control
Use of Treason Charges Against Children
IX. THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Old Wine in New Bottles: The Shortcomings of the "New Leaders" Model
Flawed Engagement and Conspicuous Silence
The United States
The European Union and its Member States
A Star Pupil, Sheltered by the Word Bank?
The Impact of the International Community's Lack of Resolve
APPENDIX I: SELECTED ARTICLES FROM UGANDA'S CONSTITUTION (1995)