The trail of violence along Uganda's electoral campaign

Two days before a general election in Uganda, our correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga focuses on the flashpoints of a campaign that the United Nations has openly criticised as having been marred by arbitrary arrests, torture and killings. The government says security operations are aimed at groups trying to destabilise the country, dozens of people have been killed in protests and many are still missing.

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