Uganda: eight activists convicted for opposing EACOP oil project

Uganda's judiciary convicted eight activists who opposed the EACOP oil pipeline project (East African Crude Oil Pipeline).

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Environmental and human rights defenders denounce prosecutions aimed at silencing opposition to this megaproject.

This conviction intensifies tensions between Kampala's government and rights organizations, amid growing political polarization.

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