Investigation confirms Ugandan forces shot unarmed people in November and other stories

Today we look at an investigation into police killings during the November protests in Uganda, the lockout of ExxonMobil workers in the US, and more

June 03, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the findings of a recent BBC investigation into state repression of protests that took place in Uganda in November 2020, the ongoing lockout of unionised workers at an ExxonMobil refinery in the US following failed contract negotiations, the prosecution of a 17 year old Thai activist under the country’s royal defamation laws, and the revised proposal submitted by 62 countries to the WTO for temporary patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines and medical products.