Rights groups urge Uganda to show restraint against rebels
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Rights groups are urging Ugandan security forces to show restraint as they crack down on a tribal militia in a remote area near Congo.
More than four dozen people have been killed in clashes since Thursday, most of them guards protecting a tribal king who is critical of long-time President Yoweri Museveni. The militia, armed with modern weapons as well as spears and machetes, have killed more than a dozen police officers.
In a statement Monday, Amnesty International said the Ugandan security forces "must not jettison human rights in their handling of the clashes" in the western Kasese district.
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Maria Burnett, an Africa researcher with Human Rights Watch, said that "everyone, including government troops and their commanders should face investigations into their conduct that led to the deaths."