Blair to press Ugandan leader on human rights

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will press Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to ensure fair trials for his main political opponent, who has been charged with treason and terrorism, Blair’s spokesman said today in Malta.

Blair’s spokesman said that because the seating at the Commonwealth summit in Malta was arranged alphabetically, Blair and Museveni were next to one another. The spokesman said Blair would use that opportunity to urge due process in the Kizza Besigye case.