THE QUEST FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY OF JOURNALISTS IN UGANDA

Trends & Patterns

As the report documents, in the past three years, attacks on journalists have intensified and taken a new dimension in Uganda. The report considers the five fundamental questions that form basis of the debate on security and safety of journalists in Uganda. It seeks to establish what is the safety and security of journalists in light of the changing face of violations of freedoms of the media fraternity and who is perpetrating violations against journalists today.It further seeks to highlight the changing modes of violations today

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Press Freedom Index 2012 NO GAINS

Press Freedom still fragile

Fifty years of independence and a quarter century of the National Resistance Movement rule, the clamor for free expression and freedom after expression by Ugandans is still significantly evident. Freedom of expression which includes freedom of the press is guaranteed by the 1995 Constitution and Uganda is signatory and state party to a number of regional and international instruments that explicitly grant this freedom. Unfortunately, press freedom and independence of the media remains fragile. The actions and omissions of government institutions, the political leadership and various security organs do not match what is on paper....

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