{"id":4170,"date":"2021-02-12T19:20:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=4170"},"modified":"2021-02-12T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:19:20","slug":"uk-cuts-aid-to-police-and-updf-over-rights-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/uk-cuts-aid-to-police-and-updf-over-rights-abuses","title":{"rendered":"UK cuts aid to police and UPDF over rights abuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The United Kingdom (UK) government has frozen about Shs206m (\u00a340,909) in funding to Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service and Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) over human rights abuses and the Ugandan government\u2019s increasing repressive behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Under-Secretary of State for Africa, Mr James Duddridge, announced the freezing during a House of Commons parliamentary session on Wednesday in response to a question by Shadow MP for Africa, Mr Stephen Doughty, on Downing Street\u2019s stand on the situation in Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>According to the House of Commons\u2019 Hansard, Mr Duddridge said the decision to freeze funding was in response to disproportionate response by the Ugandan security services to political protests in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took the decision to pause funding of three projects totalling \u00a340,909 which were working directly with the Ugandan security services,\u201d Mr Duddridge said.<\/p>\n<p>The projects, he indicated, included, one delivering human rights training to the Uganda Police Force, a second delivering human rights training to the Uganda Prisons Service, and a third project, providing training materials to the UPDF to document and investigate conflict-related sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to the wider UK overseas development assistance review, we are currently reviewing UK aid spend in Uganda, including the permanent status of the above projects,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Information and National Guidance minister Judith Nabakooba did not immediately respond to our repeated calls and messages for comment on the matter. Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were not readily available either.The Stockton South constituency MP, Paul Williams, however, called for more action by the UK government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe international community should be isolating President Museveni for his actions. Instead the UK is making largely symbolic gestures. It\u2019s time for the UK, US, EU and AU to join the millions of Ugandans who voted for change and say enough is enough,\u201d Mr Williams said. \u201dWe should be calling for Museveni to step down and for truly independent elections to be run in a free and fair climate so that the will of the people of Uganda can be heard. Until that happens all military, development and other co-operation and support should cease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>November riots<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On November 18 and 19, spontaneous protests broke out in different parts of the country following the arrest of the National Unity Platform Opposition presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine in Luuka District, during which 54 people lost their lives, dozens were injured, and some 836 suspects arrested many of whom are still in detention without trial in court.<\/p>\n<p><b>editorial@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. The United Kingdom (UK) government has frozen about Shs206m (\u00a340,909) in funding to Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service and Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) over human rights abuses and the Ugandan government\u2019s increasing repressive behaviour. 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