source: URN (Uganda)
actor1: Police Forces of Uganda (1986-)
actor2: Civilians (Uganda)
location: Namisindwa
notes: On 16 August 2020, police (operating under the instructions of the Resident District Commissioner, who was present at the time of the incident) attacked an elderly man with batons and pepper spray at Namisindwa (Namisindwa district), breaking the leg of the man. The officers were supposedly enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures. The RDC has been linked by residents of the area to numerous such abuses.