Human Rights Developments Defending Human Rights The Role of the International Community Defending Human Rights Although a large number of human rights organizations operated in Uganda, many continued to practice self-censorship out of fear of government retaliation. The government limited the work of human rights NGOs by threatening to suspend their registration, and required that NGOs be nonpolitical and nonpartisan. Museveni repeatedly responded to reports of government violations by stating that NGOs should focus on rebel abuses instead. Most domestic NGOs focused on noncontroversial human rights issues such as human rights education or prison reform, but some groups continue to develop their monitoring capacity in more controversial areas such as abuses by the army. The government was cooperative with the work of international human rights groups.	Angola Burundi The Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Mozambique Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Uganda Zambia Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Abduction and Enslavement of Ugandan Children Human Rights Causes of the Famine in Sudan
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