People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has raised concern over alleged sexual violence against women in Uganda following the January 2026 elections.
In a statement shared on X on Sunday, February 8, 2026, Karua addressed President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, calling for urgent action and accountability.
“This is an open letter to President Yoweri Museveni, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and General Muhoozi, the chief of defence forces in Uganda,” Karua said.
She said the situation in Uganda is not just a national issue but a regional and global concern that demands attention.
“This is an Africa and global cry against the systematic and targeted sexual violence against women in Uganda,” she said.
“We write this letter in a state of profound shock and shared grief.”
Karua described the alleged abuses as an attack on human dignity that affects everyone.
“The atrocities being committed against the women of Uganda are not merely a Ugandan crisis,” she said.
“They are direct assaults on the universal dignity that binds all decent human beings.”
The PLP leader said the events following the January elections mark a serious setback for human rights.
“The horrors unfolding after the January 2026 election represent a catastrophic regression in human rights,” Karua stated.
She accused state security forces of using sexual violence and humiliation as tools to punish political opponents.
“We have watched in dismay as security forces under the command of the state have weaponised sexual violence, humiliation and terror, particularly against women, to settle political scores,” she said.
Karua warned that such actions leave deep scars on society and the region.
“When the privacy of a woman’s bedroom is violated and her body treated as a battlefield, the soul of a nation and our region is placed in danger,” she said.