Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff

Natural Justice issued a statement condemning the arrest of six staff members from its partner organization, the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), in Uganda. The organization links these arrests to AFIEGO's opposition to the East Africa Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and describes the situation as part of a broader trend of harassment against environmental and human rights defenders in the region.

• Six staff members of the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), a partner of Natural Justice under the Inclusive Green Economy Network (IGEN-East Africa), have been arrested in Uganda. Natural Justice characterizes this as part of a "worrying trend" where environmental activists and defenders are targeted for challenging the East Africa Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is described as the longest heated oil pipeline globally and one that traverses sensitive biodiverse areas and indigenous territories.
• Natural Justice leadership views the arrests as an attempt to silence voices advocating for human rights and the environment, noting that these tactics resemble intimidation. The organization draws a parallel to the situation in Kenya, where environmental and human rights defenders are also attacked, citing the killing of Johannah Stutchbury as an example.

APA

Onyach, A. (2021). Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/statement-on-arrest-of-our-uganda-partners-afiego-staff/

Chicago

Onyach, Abiud. Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff. Natural Justice, 2021. https://naturaljustice.org/statement-on-arrest-of-our-uganda-partners-afiego-staff/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{onyach2021statement, author = {Onyach, Abiud}, title = {{Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/statement-on-arrest-of-our-uganda-partners-afiego-staff/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }