
Human rights defender and journalist Mr Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala has received death threats and information about his possible arrest. Geoffrey Ssebaggala is programme coordinator for the Human Rights Network of Journalists – Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda). HRNJ has provided support to over 7,000 occupants from six villages in Kitumbi, Mubende district, who are resisting eviction from a disputed land. Since May 2009, Geoffrey Ssebaggala has led the efforts to monitor the eviction process, documented alleged abuses committed in the area and helped occupants stop the evictions by legal means. 