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2 Oct 2017

Uganda: Human rights defender shot & wounded by suspected Ferdsult Engineering Services guards; company did not respond

On 12 September 2017, human rights defender James Rukanpana was shot and severely wounded by armed guards believed to work for the company Ferdsult Engineering Services Limited, whose activities he and fellow human rights defenders have actively been campaigning against. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ferdsult Engineering Services to respond. The company did not respond.