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Case History: Wilfred Mukonyezi

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Attmpted Break-in at Home
About the situation

On 23 February 2015, human rights journalist Mr Wilfred Mukonyezi recorded a statement at a police station in Fort Portal, Western Uganda, requesting a criminal investigation into the attempted break-in at his home the previous night.
This incident represents the second time in the past few months that unidentified assailants have targeted the human rights defender's home.

About Wilfred Mukonyezi

Wilfred MukonyeziWilfred Mukonyezi is a journalist with Better FM, a radio station in Fort Portal, where he produces two weekly talk shows highlighting human rights and accountability issues in Western Uganda, “Akakekeyo” (literally “sifter”) and “Listeners' Forum”.