July 24
Uganda: Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in Uganda
Release Protesters, Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly Read more »
June 21
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone
On a roadside in Central Uganda, a woman selling charcoal says she barely earns enough to buy food for herself and her eight children. She is determined for her children to go to… Read more »
June 12
Uganda: Lack of Free Pre-Primary Education Creates Lifelong Harm
Ensure Universal Access to Early Learning Read more »
April 04
Uganda: Uganda - Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act
Uganda's Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024, upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further… Read more »
March 21
Uganda: Ugandan Appeals Court Shutters LGBT Rights Group
Decision Threatens Civic Space, Reinforces State-Sponsored Homophobia Read more »
March 11
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline Read more »
January 29
Uganda: War Crimes Trial Continues in Uganda After Long Delays
Avoid Further Delays in Thomas Kwoyelo Case and Ensure Remedies for Victims Read more »
December 11, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Act
Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Law Read more »
November 23, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Protesters
Next week, four more students will appear before a Kampala court for participating in protests against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP) and for demanding a full… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Uganda: Rights Concerns Over License Plate Tracking
Uganda's new surveillance system, which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Protests Stifled - HRW
Environmental Defenders Face Harassment, Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Read more »
July 20, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Court Orders Compensation to Torture Victim
Ensure Justice for All Victims of Abuse, Enforced Disappearance Read more »
July 10, 2023
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands
Land, Livelihoods Lost for Fossil Fuel Project Disastrous for Climate Read more »
Uganda: 'EACOP Has Been A Disaster' - HRW Report on Planned Oil Pipeline
Land, Livelihoods Lost for Fossil Fuel Project Disastrous for Climate Read more »
June 15, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Should Ensure Justice for Kasese Massacre
More than 100 Were Killed, More Than 200 Arrested Read more »
May 30, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's President Signs Repressive Anti-LGBT Law
New Law Violates Fundamental Rights Read more »
April 07, 2023
Uganda: Would the Pope Fall Foul of Uganda's Pending Anti-Lgbtq+ Law?
Ugandan lawmakers have passed extreme legislation, that includes the death penalty for repeat offenders, requires people to report anyone suspected of being gay or lesbian to the… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Uganda: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee On Legal and Parliamentary Affairs On the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Human Rights Watch submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 Read more »
March 09, 2023
Uganda: New Anti-Gay Bill Further Threatens Rights
Follows Broader Crackdown on LGBT-Rights Groups, Civil Society in General Read more »
December 08, 2022
Uganda: No Justice for Victims of Forced Disappearances in Uganda
Investigate Security Forces, Hold Perpetrators to Account Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: The Ugandan Youth Activists Urging Action At COP27
World Leaders Should Listen to Young People Affected by Climate Change Read more »
May 26, 2021
Uganda: Uganda - Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor
Meager Government Aid Leaves Children Working Long Hours for Little Pay 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 »
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 »