March 06
Uganda: Uganda-USA Relations - What 2024 Has in Store
Uganda-USA relations are at their most trying moment in a long time. When Kampala enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) in May 2023, the USA described it as a "shameful Act" and… Read more »
January 03
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Leaves Uganda Isolated but Defiant
Six months on since the anti-homosexuality law came into effect, the consequences of this law have had a significant impact on Uganda's economy, access to healthcare,… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Uganda: 348 MPs Face U.S. Visa Sanctions For Voting For Anti-Gay Act
More than 300 members of parliament, and their immediate family members, face travel restrictions to the United States of America for voting in favour of the Anti-Homosexuality… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Uganda: New Vehicle Tracking Raises Alarm Over Privacy Violations
Human Rights Watch has expressed serious concerns regarding Uganda's new "Intelligent Transport Monitoring System," a surveillance system that tracks the real-time location of all… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Uganda: What Became of Special Needs and Inclusive Education Policy?
In 2011, the ministry of Education and Sports released the first draft of the national Special Needs and Inclusive Education policy to give every child equal access to quality… Read more »
May 07, 2023
Uganda: Journalist Atuhaire Wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award
Freelance investigative journalist cum-lawyer Agatha Atuhaire has won this year's European Union (EU) Human Rights Defenders Award. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Named Worst Digital Rights Violator
At last week's Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2022, in Lusaka, Zambia, Uganda drew unwelcome criticism. Speaker after speaker described the east African country as the worst… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Shaming Children At School Is a Violation of Their Rights
Children at school struggle to maintain self-esteem, and battle for popularity, grades, social rankings among others, when a teacher portray them as unworthy or shames them. Their… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Uganda: The Pain of a Human Rights Educationist
MAUREEN NALUBEGA is a policy analyst, human rights educationist, motivational speaker, wife and mother of three lovely children. Read more »