Jemera Rone Quotes (16 Quotes)

The ruling party is playing a dirty game of intimidating the electorate and undermining the opposition.

In an eight-day span, the Ugandan government has seriously damaged its human rights reputation by riding roughshod over the rights of political opponents and the courts. The government has arrested the main presidential opponent, used commandos to intimidate the judiciary and banned all public protests, radio discussions and even posters on the subject.

Given credible claims from observer groups and the opposition, there must be an impartial judicial process. An independent assessment of the facts and a prompt analysis of the legality of the events are essential to maintain citizens' faith in the electoral process.

We very much want a peace agreement for the south because they've been at war for 21 years now and that's enough.

In essence these are multi-party elections in a one-party state. We urge all the election observers to take that into account and to address allegations of abuse.

When the ruling party has unhindered access to government funds, illegally uses government assets such as vehicles to campaign, and receives six times as much TV coverage as the opposition, there is no level playing field.

The ruling party under President Yoweri Museveni is playing a dirty game of intimidating the electorate and undermining the opposition. The illegal involvement of the army in the campaign scares the electorate, while the opposition has its hands tied by politically motivated criminal charges against its leaders.

Only full and immediate compliance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement will pave the way to the democratic transition that Sudan should be making.

What people in the field the soldiers and their immediate officers haven't really been drilled in is what to do and how to cope in particular situations. They haven't been given clear instructions in how to deter and defeat forces that might attack civilians, and they need to be given clear and robust instructions to do everything that they have in their power to protect civilians.

If the government denies him bail, it will reinforce the perception that it has pressed capital charges against him to prevent him from campaigning for president.

The government waited until the elections were over and most of the foreign press and observers had gone to kick out one of the few resident foreign journalists.

Uganda has a vibrant and courageous media and the government must not try to limit its work though political prosecutions.

The Southern Sudan government budget depends on its share of oil revenue. With limited resources, the southern regional government cannot pay for a new judicial system or police department, nor can it implement plans to improve social services and build infrastructure.

Sudan's ruling party has shunted aside fundamental reforms required by the peace agreement. Khartoum has failed to reform the security agencies and the law on political parties. Promises to open up the political arena have not been kept.

Tension among voters is high and pre-election violence has been on the increase. The political parties have a duty to prevent further violence.

His rebels' human rights record is poor because of the lack of accountability, ... That has led to a lot of abuses that have never been punished, including summary executions, disappearances, prolonged arbitrary detentions, corrupt transactions and the taking of food from civilians.