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Ugandan court calls on government to reverse 'unreasonable' NGO suspension

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a sixth consecutive term in January 2021. REUTERS/James Akena

A Ugandan court has ordered the government to reconsider its decision to suspend the country's most prominent rights organisation Chapter Four. The group was forced to halt its operations during a sweeping opposition crackdown before and after last year's elections.

Chapter Four is one of 54 NGOs ordered to suspend activities following presidential elections last year during which opposition leaders were arrested, activists disappeared and several dozen people gunned down.

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