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Sylvie Namwase

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Post Doctorate Researcher under the DANIDA funded project on security, sustainable growth and peace in Uganda., University of Copenhagen

Ugandan soldiers shoot at demonstrators during riots in Kampala sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye in 2011. Marc Hofer/AFP via Getty Images

January 10, 2021

The roots of pre‑election carnage by Uganda security forces

Sylvie Namwase, University of Copenhagen

Uganda must overhaul its national legal framework on the use of force and firearms during law enforcement.

A military officer distributes maize flour in Kampala, Uganda, where the urban poor have been affected by the lockdown. Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua via GettyImages

May 13, 2020

Uganda’s army and violence: how COVID‑19 is offering hints of change

Sylvie Namwase, University of Copenhagen

The relationship between the country’s security forces and the civilian population has always been uneasy.

Uganda’s security officials have been known to use too much force when dealing with crowds. Dai Kurokawa/EPA

July 25, 2019

Why Uganda needs new laws to hold police in check, and accountable

Sylvie Namwase, University of Copenhagen

Uganda’s police have powers to use excessive force on citizens.

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