There are laws in Uganda that restrict the amount of force police can use on civilians. But there is also a multiplicity of legislation that empowers the police and other security agencies to carry out arrests as well as to control and disperse crowds. These laws place no limits on the use of force or firearms. Sylvie Namwase writes that despite a key constitutional ruling that limited the police’s power to use unlimited force when
dispersing crowds, loopholes still persist within Uganda’s legal framework.
A new antiretroviral drug has been given the thumbs up by the World Health Organisation and is now being introduced into many HIV programmes across the world. One of the factors that influenced the WHO’s decision were the preliminary results from studies that include an ongoing trial in South Africa. Michelle Moorhouse and Willem Daniel Francois Venter explain what the South African trial has found.
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Uganda’s security officials have been known to use too much force when dealing with crowds.
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Sylvie Namwase, University of Copenhagen
Uganda's police have powers to use excessive force on citizens.
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The drug is set to improve HIV treatment.
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Michelle Moorhouse, University of the Witwatersrand; Willem Daniel Francois Venter, University of the Witwatersrand
The study confirms that dolutegravir is an effective and well-tolerated ARV.
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Science + Technology
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Himla Soodyall, Academy of Science of South Africa
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David Sims, University of Southampton
Even the remote open ocean offers no escape from industrial fishing for sharks.
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Politics + Society
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David Dickinson, University of the Witwatersrand
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Peter Vale, University of Pretoria; Harry Boyte, Augsburg University
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