Ugandan opposition leader Bobby Wine says he's still effectively under house arrest despite a court ordering security forces to stop surrounding his home, pop star turned politician has been unable to leave since returning from voting in election on January the 14th.

In a video he released on Monday, Wine said journalists, party officials, friends and even family had been blocked from visiting and he called on regional, continental and world bodies, including the African Union and the United Nations, to intervene.

It is clear the General 70 is continuously using the military on the police in a partisan manner toe operate his opponents on to suppress all our human rights will continue to call upon the world leaders toe hold general 17 toe account to call him toe order to ensure that our rights are respected because we are nonviolent.

We don't intend to use any violence, but we are standing for what is moral, what is right on what is just we thank you.

A court had earlier ruled that the restrictions placed on wine real name Robert Siegel Lonnie were unlawful and ordered security forces to free him A spokeswoman for the military said they were aware of the ruling and would comply without specifying when.

A wines lawyer said earlier that if officers did not comply, they would seek to hold them personally in contempt.

Political right pressure has been mounting on the Ugandan government, including from the United States and rights group Amnesty International, which called wines incarceration arbitrary and politically motivated.

There was no immediate government comment on the court ruling.