The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba have been accused of sponsoring violence and abusing critics in harrowing testimony filed before the international criminal court.
The submissions contain detailed allegations of the torture of opposition figures and activists who report being arrested arbitrarily and being held incommunicado in “torture centers.”
Bruce Afran, the American lawyer handling the case, said: “What we’ve seen is the complete loss of civil liberties and respect for human rights in Uganda in recent years under the Museveni regime. We are seeing literally hundreds of almost identical reports of abductions from the street, and various forms of gross and abusive torture.”
Uganda was among the countries threatening to leave the court. Museveni has previously expressed disdain for it, calling its officers “a bunch of useless people.” However, Uganda remains a party to the Rome Statute, meaning the court can prosecute cases involving crimes against humanity that occur in the country.
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