Uganda: Uganda - President Pledges Rights Improvements

Promises to Halt Security Force Abuses; End Curbs on Journalists, Civil Society Read more »

Uganda: Omoro By-Election Marred By Abuses

Investigate Violations; Stop Repressing the Opposition Read more »

Uganda: Hundreds 'Disappeared,' Tortured, Says New Report

The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured hundreds of government critics, opposition supporters, peaceful… Read more »

Uganda: Ensure Justice for Detained, Tortured Author

Ugandan authorities should urgently investigate reports that military officers tortured the exiled satirical writer and government critic Kakwenza Rukirabashaija while he was… Read more »

Uganda: One Year Later, No Justice for Victims of Lethal Clampdown - Human Rights Watch

More Effort Needed to Ensure Transparent Accountability and Compensation Read more »

Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups

Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society groups, including human rights and election… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Moves to End Longstanding Land Conflict

Government Should Consult Community, Respect Rights Read more »

Uganda: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda

This submission, based primarily on research conducted by Human Rights Watch, highlights concerns about Uganda's compliance with its international human rights obligations since… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Lagging On Protecting Women Workers

Government Should Ratify Landmark Treaty on Workplace Violence Read more »

Uganda: Uganda - Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor

Meager Government Aid Leaves Children Working Long Hours for Little Pay Read more »

Uganda: Drop Charges Against Law Student - Human Rights Watch

(Kampala, May 20, 2021) – Ugandan authorities should drop the abusive charges against a 24-year-old law student over a tweet, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »

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 »

Uganda: End Enforced Disappearances of Opponents

Investigate Abuses; Release Those in Arbitrary Detention Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Uganda: Authorities Weaponize Covid-19 for Repression

Investigate Killings, End Arbitrary Detention, Allow Peaceful Gatherings Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Criminalizes Comedians Over Satirical Video

Arrests Prompt Calls to #FreeBizonto Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »