Man with torture wounds on his chest stirs anger in Uganda
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rights activists and others are urging Ugandan authorities to restrain security agents accused of torture after a man who had been missing resurfaced with wounds on his chest. Eric Mwesigwa says he was tortured while in the custody of security personnel, allegations a military spokesman dismissed in a statement asserting that the man “was not in the hands of any security agency.” That statement angered some who saw it as a sign of impunity amid persistent allegations of torture in this East African country. The new torture allegations come amid controversy over the Ugandan government’s refusal to renew the local mandate of the United Nations rights office.
