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[email protected] , Website:www.hrnjuganda.org Designed & Printed by: Esam Concepts (U) Ltd. +256 774 438 107 © Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda 2016 Disclaimer This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this Report, however, are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Press Freedom Index Report - 2016, HRNJ-Uganda Table of Contents I. Abbreviations 4 II. Acknowledgement 5 III. Preamble 6 I. Introduction 7 2. Executive Summary 8 3. Background 10 4. Methodology 13 5. Chapter 1 Unjust use of the laws to curtail media freedoms 17 6. Chapter 2 Violence against Journalists and Media 33 7.