Over 155 killed in Uganda clashes in December – Report

‘Human Rights Watch has said 155 people, including 15 children, were killed in fierce fighting that erupted late last year in western Uganda between security forces and a tribal king’s palace guards.
The death toll was “far higher than the Ugandan authorities claimed at the time”, the US-based watchdog said in a Wednesday statement.
But the report was dismissed by the Ugandan government, which said it contained “inconsistencies” and challenged the allegation that children were among the dead, putting the death toll at just over 100.
HRW calculated its toll based on interviews with 95 relatives of victims, as well as with religious, security and administrative officials.’
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