Blocking a foreign lawyer from entering Uganda to represent a detained opposition leader exemplifies authoritarian suppression of political dissent and obstruction of legal defense.
Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.
A pardon of a soldier convicted of killing an incapacitated suspect exemplifies abuse of executive clemency to shield military personnel… [more]
Represents authoritarian governance through discriminatory religious policy targeting minorities, relevant to patterns of state-enforced… [more]
Iran's mass mobilisation campaign represents authoritarian state control and potential militarization, demonstrating centralized power… [more]