Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff

Natural Justice and the Inclusive Green Economy Network (IGEN-East Africa) condemn the arrest of six staff members from the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) in Uganda. The organization asserts that these arrests are part of a trend of harassment against environmental defenders challenging the East Africa Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which they describe as the longest heated oil pipeline in the world. The statement calls for global solidarity and urges the Ugandan government to operate within the law to protect human rights and environmental activists.

• Six staff members of the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) were arrested in Uganda, which Natural Justice describes as a worrying trend of environmental activists and defenders being targeted for their opposition to the East Africa Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
• The East Africa Oil Pipeline is characterized as the longest heated oil pipeline globally and is noted for passing through sensitive biodiverse areas and indigenous territories.
• The document highlights a broader regional pattern of attacks on environmental and human rights defenders, specifically mentioning that such activists are also attacked in Kenya.

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

{{cite press release |last1=Onyach |first1=Abiud |title=Statement on arrest of our Uganda partners AFIEGO staff |publisher=Natural Justice |date=23 October 2021 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/statement-on-arrest-of-our-uganda-partners-afiego-staff/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

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} }