November 26, 2023
Uganda: MPs Probe Disappearance of Uganda's Properties in South Africa
Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation into the alleged disappearance of land titles for Uganda's Mission in Pretoria and the Ambassador's official… Read more »
November 18, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Human Rights Record 'Disgusting'
A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Uganda: Corruption Hurts Uganda's Image
A new report by the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Uganda as the second most corruption-ridden country among the world's poorest countries; the so-called low income… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Uganda: Opposition Women MPs Demand Accountability for Police Brutality
In an emotional testimony presented before the Committee of Presidential Affairs, female opposition Members of Parliament are demanding transparency and accountability concerning… Read more »
October 22, 2023
Uganda: Military Police Equipped With Knowledge of Handling Prisoners
The Commandant Military Police, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha appreciated the Uganda Prisons Academy for training soldiers of Military Police in Prisoners Handling. Read more »
October 18, 2023
Uganda: Tourists killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Security teams are pursuing suspected ADF rebels, said to have killed two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park today. Police spokesman Fred Enanga… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Uganda: Six Teachers Jailed Over Leaked Exams
Buganda Road court has remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among those remanded are Daniel Oleja, Michael Ijalla, and… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Uganda: UHRC Closes File on Missing NUP Supporters After Families Decline to Cooperate
The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has closed the files of 18 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP Party reported missing in the period from 2020 to 2023. These were… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Must Sign Employment Bill to Protect Workers - Human Rights Watch
President Yoweri Museveni should sign into law the recently amended employment bill that was passed in May this year to protect employees particularly women, from various forms of… Read more »
Uganda: Court Upholds Decision to Indefinitely Suspend Students Found With Drugs
The High Court has upheld the decision of schools to indefinitely suspend students found in possession of drugs that may endanger public safety, health, and morality. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Uganda: 13 Ugandans Allegedly Abducted By South Sudanese Authorities Released
Police in Uganda revealed that the 13 Ugandans who were allegedly abducted by the South Sudanese authorities in Koch sub-county Yumbe district, in retaliation, towards the arrest… Read more »
Uganda: Police Officers Urged to Embrace Cybersecurity for Enhanced Safety
Police officers received a resounding call to embrace cybersecurity, safeguarding both personal and institutional data. Read more »
Uganda: DPP Withdraws Charges Against First Son General Muhoozi
In a shocking turn of events, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew charges of disobedience and common nuisance against First Son also Senior Presidential Advisor for… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Uganda: New Twist as Court Throws Lukwago Out of FDC Case
The High Court has excluded Erias Lukwago, the Vice President of the Buganda Region for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), from the proceedings involving three members of the… Read more »
September 17, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Muslim Supreme Council Appoints Kivumbi Muzamiru
Kivumbi Muzamiru has been named the new executive officer at Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB) Old Kampala. The appointment represents a continuation of the bureau's goal to… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Uganda: Breaking - Police Halts National Unity Platform Nationwide Mobilisation
Uganda Police has suspended NUP countrywide mobilisation activities until further notice. Read more »
Uganda: When Hospitals Become Prisons
A case of a health facility detaining a patient for failure to pay a medical bill is once again in the news and the courts. This time, it is a couple suing a high end facility,… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Gabon: Gabon's Ousted President Ali Bongo Cleared to Go Abroad for Medical Checks
Ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo can go abroad for medical checkups, according to the country's transitional government. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Uganda: House Passes New Strict Narcotics Law After Court Setback
Parliament has passed the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023 which now allows the licenced farming and use of marijuana strictly for medical use, and sets… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Uganda: Medics Ask Government to Criminalize the Use of Marijuana
The Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr Juliet Nakku implored Members of Parliament to ignore the economic pressures and ban the production and sale of cannabis and… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Uganda: Criminalise Use of Marijuana - Medics
The Director of Butabika National Referral Referral Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku has implored Members of Parliament to ignore the economic pressures, and ban the production and sale… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Uganda: World Bank to Stop Funding Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law
The World Bank has suspended all future funding for projects in Uganda, citing human rights violations after the enactment of an anti-homosexuality law. Read more »
August 06, 2023
Uganda: Government Extends Commitment to Curb Trafficking
The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Internal Affairs vowed to double its efforts in ensuring that it eliminates the vice of human trafficking which is one of the big… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Uganda: Less Than 50% of Ugandan Entities Have Data Protection Policies - Ernst & Young
Less than half of local entities have data protection policies, strategies, and frameworks, a new report shows, signaling possible chances of data privacy breaches. Read more »
July 09, 2023
Uganda: Parliament Approves Increase of High Court Judges to 151
Parliament upped the number of High Court judges from the current 83 to 151, after agreeing with Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Norbert Mao on the need for… Read more »