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Claim: The findings of the U.N. report are raising calls in the United States to reassess relations with Uganda

90%

Based on my research, I found relevant information about a UN report concerning Uganda and calls to reassess U.S.-Uganda relations.

Reasoning:

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan presented a report on February 28, 2025, documenting that Ugandan troops helped South Sudan carry out joint aerial bombardments that "targeted civilian-populated areas predominantly affecting Nuer communities in opposition-affiliated areas," resulting in civilian deaths and injuries¹²³
Following these findings, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, explicitly called on Washington to reassess its security partnership with Uganda, stating the administration should "reassess the U.S. security relationship with Uganda, beginning with a review of whether sanctions are warranted under existing authorities against specific actors, including General Muhoozi Kainerugaba"⁴
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief and son of President Museveni, confirmed Uganda's deployment to South Sudan and later posted on social media that "Uganda had bombed opposition forces in South Sudan," which prompted Senator Risch to say the general had "crossed a red line"⁵³
The UN report documented "high degrees of planning, operational integration, and command-level authorization" between South Sudan and Ugandan forces in the attacks¹
Uganda denied participating in combat operations and rejected the UN report's findings, with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem stating they would "investigate this matter thoroughly" and respond³

Overall validity: 90%

The claim is largely accurate - the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan's report (February 2025) documented Ugandan military involvement in civilian-affected airstrikes, which has indeed raised calls from U.S. officials to reassess relations with Uganda.