In November 2024, Ugandan Opposition politician Kizza Besigye was abducted in Kenya and returned to Uganda where he is facing treason charges. In my conversation with his wife Winnie Byanyima, she talks about his health, his work in human rights, and the state of human rights in Uganda. Besigye was, at one time, the personal doctor of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who has ruled Uganda for 40 years now. During this period, the country’s human rights situation has deteriorated. His health is not good, but he is strong in spirit Besigye is strong in spirit. He continues to state his innocence, and he continues to remind people that all this is political and that you never give up what you believe in, what you stand for politically, just because you are being persecuted. So, he’s bearing it all with a lot of strength, but his health is not that good. He’s very strong in spirit because he understands that he is there because he disagrees.…