‘Now the tyrant’s abuse will continue’: Uganda’s president under attack over closure of UN human rights office

A member of the LGBTQ community prays. The recently signed anti-LGBTQ+ bill allows the death penalty for some homosexual acts. Photograph: Luke Dray/Getty Images

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has come under attack from campaigners and activists for forcing the closure of the UN human rights office in the country.

The head office in the capital, Kampala, closed at the weekend. Two field offices, in Gulu and Moroto, had already ceased operating over the summer, after the government’s decision not to renew a host agreement allowing the agency to operate.