Kenya: Pan-African Rights Groups Condemn Kenya's Worsening Crackdown On Protesters and Civil Liberties

A coalition of Pan-African civil society groups, legal experts, and human rights defenders has issued a scathing statement condemning the Kenyan government's escalating repression… Read more »

Uganda: Court Upholds Customary Marriages Amid Rising Concerns for Women and Health

Uganda's Constitutional Court ruled that polygamous marriages, especially those practiced under customary and Islamic laws, are legal. Read more »

Uganda: New Report Exposes Military's Grip On Politics, Economy, and Society

A sweeping new exposé titled "Guns Everywhere!: The Military and Transition Politics in Uganda" has laid bare the deep and expanding influence of Uganda's military across… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Vets Foreign Nationals in West Pokot Over Cannibalism

Kenyan authorities have initiated a thorough vetting process for foreign nationals, especially those from Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Uganda's… Read more »

Uganda: UHRC Urges CSOs On Objectivity in Reporting Human Rights Cases

As Uganda prepares to present its progress report on the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2022 recommendations, the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has… Read more »

Uganda: UHRC Deploys Over 250 Legal Professionals to Handle Human Rights Cases Nationwide

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has deployed more than 250 legal professionals across the country, particularly targeting rural and hard-to-reach areas, in a bold step to… Read more »

Uganda: Muntu Warns of Darker Days Ahead - 'Uganda's Elections Get Worse Each Time'

Former presidential candidate and Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leader, Mugisha Muntu, has expressed deep concern over the worsening state of Uganda's electoral and… Read more »

Kenya: Families Demand Release of Gachagua Party Officials Detained in Ruiru

Tensions are mounting in Ruiru following the arrest and detention of two senior officials from the Rigathi Gachagua-led Democratic Conservative Party (DCP), raising fears of… Read more »

Rwanda: Never Again, but Not for Gaza - Rwanda's Silence and the Crisis of Moral Leadership

Each April, Rwanda gathers in solemn reflection to remember the horrors of 1994, when over one million people--mostly Tutsi--were brutally murdered in 100 days of orchestrated… Read more »

Kenya: Missing Kenyan Opposition Youth Leader Kinyanjui Found in Police Custody

The sudden disappearance of Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) youth leader Peter Kinyanjui has taken a dramatic turn after police confirmed that he is in custody, days after… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda to Commemorate Victims of Human Trafficking On July 30

As the country enters the month of July, Uganda prepares to commemorate victims of human trafficking, with national celebrations scheduled for the 30th of July. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Activists Condemn Media Ban, Threaten Legal Action Over Protest Coverage Clampdown

A coalition of Kenyan civil society groups and professional bodies has denounced the Communications Authority of Kenya's directive barring live broadcasts of ongoing nationwide… Read more »

Uganda: ULs Petitions Human Rights Commission Over Continued Military Trials of Civilians

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) over the government's continued defiance of a Supreme Court order halting the trial of… Read more »

Kenya: Hawker Shot During Nairobi Protests Remains On Life Support

Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, a 22-year-old hawker, is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the head by anti-riot police amid violent protests along Moi Avenue in… Read more »

Uganda: Inmates Sleep in Toilets As Prisons in Eastern Uganda Reel Under Severe Overcrowding

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Soroti Regional Office has sounded alarm over deteriorating human rights conditions in prisons across Eastern Uganda, revealing that… Read more »