Mbarara women protest police brutality
SOURCE: THE DAILY MONITOR, 29 APRIL 2012
Women sit in the middle of the road after police blocked their procession to the UHRC offices in Mbarara on Thursday.
IN SUMMARY
The police, that had blocked the women from marching to the UHRC Mbarara office, allowed them to proceed after they threatened to strip naked.
Forum for Democratic Change women activists in Mbarara Town clashed with police officers as they marched to Uganda Human Rights Commission, (UHRC) Regional offices to present their petition against the Force’s brutality.
Women stoppedThe Thursday protest saw women carrying placards condemning the indecent manner in which police assaulted and arrested FDC Women League leader Ingrid Turinawe last week.
Police, that had deployed an hour earlier, intercepted the group along the main street near Hotspot Restaurant and blocked them. The women later decided to sit in the middle of the road, blocking traffic.
“We are carrying out a peaceful demonstration to protest the disservice and brutality you have done to the women of this country. You should not block us. Enough is enough. If it means undressing ourselves we are going to do it if you don’t allow us proceed to the human rights offices,” a charged Prossy Kabarungi, the Mbarara District FDC women league leader told police.
After haggling with the South Western Regional Police Commander, Mr Nkoore Mujuni and Mbarara District Police Commander, Mr Kenneth Muheirwe, for over 10 minutes, the women were allowed to move to UHRC offices escorted by police and successfully delivered their petition.
The South Western Region Police Spokesperson, Ms Polly Namaye, said the women had not notified them
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