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May 06
Central Africa: ICC Sentences LRA Leader to 25 Years
Dominic Ongwen's Status as Child Victim Factors into Punishment Read more »
Uganda: Call to Reject Sexual Offenses Bill
Draft Law Criminalizes Consensual Sex, Lets Down Assault Survivors Read more »
March 11
Uganda: End Enforced Disappearances of Opponents
Investigate Abuses; Release Those in Arbitrary Detention Read more »
February 01
Uganda: Submission to the Committee On the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women On Uganda
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Women and Girls by Soldiers (article 2) Read more »
December 22, 2020
Uganda: Northern Village May Be Disenfranchised
Thousands of people in the village of Apaa in Northern Uganda may be unable to vote in the January 14, 2021 elections if authorities do not take urgent steps to update the voters'… Read more »
December 04, 2020
Uganda: How 'Sex Testing', Operation Affected Annet Negesa's Running Career
Annet Negesa, a middle-distance runner from Uganda, does not know when she first caught the attention of athletics officials, but the testing began in 2011. Read more »
November 20, 2020
Uganda: Authorities Weaponize Covid-19 for Repression
Investigate Killings, End Arbitrary Detention, Allow Peaceful Gatherings Read more »
July 27, 2020
Uganda: Uganda Criminalizes Comedians Over Satirical Video
Arrests Prompt Calls to #FreeBizonto Read more »
April 28, 2020
Uganda: Opposition Leader Reported Tortured by Police
(Kampala) – An opposition member of parliament was reportedly tortured after security forces arrested him for distributing food to constituents on April 19, 2020, Human… Read more »
Uganda: Opposition Leader Reported Tortured By Police
An opposition member of parliament was reportedly tortured after security forces arrested him for distributing food to constituents on April 19, 2020, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
April 23, 2020
Uganda: Use Community Engagement to Identify People in Need of Relief
Uganda's sweeping measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 have serious implications for low-income people. In the past month the government closed schools, suspended public and… Read more »
April 03, 2020
Uganda: Uganda LGBT Shelter Residents Arrested On Covid-19 Pretext
Living in a shelter for homeless people shouldn't be illegal. But according to Ugandan police, 23 people living at a shelter serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)… Read more »
April 02, 2020
Uganda: Respect Rights in COVID-19 Response
The Ugandan government should ensure that its security forces refrain from using excessive force or committing other abuses when enforcing measures in response to the COVID-19… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda: Respect Rights in COVID-19 Response
(Kampala, Uganda, April 2, 2020) – The Ugandan government should ensure that its security forces refrain from using excessive force or committing other abuses when enforcing… Read more »
February 18, 2020
Uganda: Sexual Violence - Uganda Police Should Support Victims, Not Blame Them
It was disappointing to read a recent article by a senior police officer, Emilian Kayima, in The New Vision blaming women for being victims of sexual violence. Instead of taking on… Read more »
November 27, 2019
Uganda: The Legacy of Uganda's Kasese Massacre
Uganda: No Justice for Children, Civilians Killed in 2016 Massacre Read more »
November 17, 2019
Uganda: Stop Police Harassment of LGBT People
The Ugandan authorities should drop charges against dozens of people arrested over the last month in Kampala, the capital, on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation or… Read more »
November 04, 2019
Uganda: Security Forces Attack Students, Journalists
The Ugandan police and military have cracked down on student protests over fee increases at Makerere University in Kampala on multiple occasions since October 22, 2019. The… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist
Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human… Read more »
Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist in Uganda
(Kampala) – Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender… Read more »
August 05, 2019
Uganda: Street Children Rounded up in Kampala
"They took us at night, so we didn't know where we were being taken," 11-year-old Jonathan (not his real name) told me. Read more »

Museveni Sworn In, Vows to Ensure Welfare of Ugandans

Uganda Quietly Passes Bill Criminalising LGBTIQA People, Sex Work

Ugandan Rebel Leader Gets 25 Years In Jail at International Court

Covid-19 Disrupts Africa's World Cup Qualifiers

Controversy Around East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Continues

Ugandan National Debt Sky Rockets to U.S.$18 Billion

Ugandan Authorities Still Restricting Human Rights - Amnesty

Respect Our View, Sovereignty, Uganda Tells U.S. After Visa Ban

Kenya, Uganda Agree on Lifting of Trade Embargo

Journalist Speaks of Own Abduction Off Ugandan Street

Uganda, Tanzania Seal Oil Pipeline Deal

'Let's Save Ugandan Lives with Abortion Law Clarity'

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