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opponent Bobi Wine in the campaign again

In Uganda, Bobi Wine, the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni before the presidential election on January 14, 2021, went on the road on Thursday after another collision with the police this week. On Tuesday, his vehicle came under fire from the police. Since the campaign opened last month, incidents have multiplied.…

In Senegal, a marketing campaign to clarify the regulation criminalizing rape and pedophilia

In reference to the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence towards Girls, a marketing campaign was launched to popularize the regulation criminalizing rape and pedophilia on 25 November. It can run till December 10 as a part of the # 16joursDActivism towards violence towards girls launched by the UN in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Girls, Household, Gender and Baby Welfare.…

NGOs are concerned about the violence in the presidential campaign

In Uganda, opponent Bobi Wine was released on Friday, November 20, after two days in police custody. He was arrested on Wednesday while fighting for the presidential election in January 2021. The announcement of his arrest sparked protests on Wednesday which were violently suppressed by the security forces. According to a recent police report, there are 37 dead and more than 45 seriously injured. Violence is condemned by civil society organizations. The campaign for the presidential election has just begun and several…

a non-governmental organization condemns the distribution of campaign devices

Last campaign day this Friday before the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. The timing of the last major meetings of the 13 presidential candidates. For REN-LAC, the national anti-corruption network, this campaign was marked by divisions in alarming proportions, according to the NGO, by food, money and even fuel. REN-LAC also condemns the distribution of campaign devices when the law…