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TOPLESS PROTESTS: Uganda Police Detained Female Protestors During A March Against Corruption [PHOTOS]
On Monday, Ugandan security officers arrested four female protesters who marched topless to parliament to protest corruption and demand the resignation of Parliament Speaker Anita Among.
Ugandan women are protesting naked in the streets while heading towards parliament. The scenes. pic.twitter.com/Qoc9wM6FyZ
— Demetrious (@TheVindicated_) September 2, 2024
Protesters carried anti-graft placards and painted their upper torsos in Ugandan flag colors, according to several videos posted on social media platform X.
The protesters, who were carrying a ‘Uganda Freedom Activists’ banner, were stopped by both uniformed and un-uniformed police officers.
They were later taken into police custody.
The 3 #March2Parliament young ladies who have been arrested today were slapped with charges of "Common nuisance"
— Agora Discourse (@AgoraCFR) September 2, 2024
According to Prof.Silvia Tamale, Uganda has No law that criminalizes public nude protests. #JudiciaryOnTrail
Public nude protests by women date back to the… pic.twitter.com/89gHqCMrpo
The majority of the protesters are young people who want parliamentarians’ lifestyles audited and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) held accountable.
Ugandan women disgusted by unchecked Levels of corruption make a nude protest demanding resignation of Speaker of Parliament and other corrupt officials.
— All About Africa (@AllAboutAfrica_) September 2, 2024
Your comment on this #StopCorruptionNow pic.twitter.com/cv4t4uS73t
This follows the August death of at least 35 people at a Kampala dumpsite.
The July protests were organized on social media in response to long-standing corruption allegations against several high-profile public officials.
BREAKING: Ugandan police arrest women who staged a nude protest against corruption as they headed to Parliament in Kampala pic.twitter.com/HKK48G5HZd
— Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) September 2, 2024
The protests were sparked in part by last month’s demonstrations in neighbouring Kenya, which forced President William Ruto to cancel planned tax increases.
Police had previously stated that they would not permit the march and would not tolerate any demonstration that endangered Uganda’s “peace and security.”
TOPLESS PROTESTS: Uganda Police Detained Female Protestors During A March Against Corruption [PHOTOS]
