Nairobi rights defenders plan protest over Kizza Besigye detention

Human rights defenders in Nairobi are threatening to take to the streets next Monday to demand the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Besigye was abducted in Nairobi in November 2024 and later resurfaced in Uganda, where he was initially arraigned before a military court. His case was subsequently transferred to a civilian court, where he faces charges including treason and misprision of treason.