<p>“<a href="https://flic.kr/p/zoc8UD">Kampala Street</a>“ by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129936023@N02/">Brian Harries</a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0.</p>
On the morning of national elections, 18 February, Ugandan internet users were blocked from using Twitter, Facebook, and other communications platforms. APC member CIPESA, Access Now, and other civil society groups called for renewed respect for human rights in the wake of this violation.