The Ugandan police Rapid Response Unit frequently operates outside the law, carrying out torture, extortion, and in some cases, extrajudicial killings, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Ugandan authorities should urgently open an independent investigation into the unit's conduct and activities and hold accountable anyone responsible for human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/23/uganda-torture-extortion-killings-police-unit

The Report:
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/23/violence-instead-vigilance-0

Basic information:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda

Human Rights in Uganda:
http://www.amnesty.it/Rapporto-Annuale-2010/Uganda
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/uganda
http://www.hrw.org/africa/uganda

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