Kizza Besigye

…increasing reports of opposition figures—notably, Kizza Besigye and, later, Bobi Wine—and their supporters being harassed, detained, and even abducted. He also came under fire for his lack of success with eliminating the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militia led by Joseph Kony that terrorized northern Uganda for decades. Although the…

…was clouded by allegations that Kizza Besigye, the leader of the opposition group Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), was imprisoned in the months leading up to the presidential election to stop him from participating. Besigye was ultimately released in January 2006 and able to stand for election in February, and,…