The arrest and subsequent remand of Ms Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights defender and governance expert, has sent ...

UWM warned that Dr Bireete's detention reflects a worrying trend of arbitrary arrests in an increasingly tense political climate, where opposition figures, activists, and government critics face ...

As the banner marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence was lowered, another was raised to commemorate the 75th International Human Rights Day on December 10. Between these ...

Somewhere in Gulu City, 16-year-old Leon Joshua Otim succumbed to injuries he sustained after being attacked by criminal gangs at Awere Sports Ground in Bar-Dege-Layibi Division in Gulu City last week ...

The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda has expressed deep concern over increasing human rights violations in the country as Uganda approaches the 2026 general elections. "The ...

As Uganda heads toward its 2026 presidential election, opposition leader Bobi Wine is urging supporters to download messaging ...

The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be ...

Uganda's government said on Monday it was banning live broadcasts of riots, "unlawful processions" and other violent ...

Police in Uganda said they have detained a prominent human rights activist as long-serving President Yoweri Museveni's government widens its crackdown on dissent and political opposition ahead of the ...

On Human Rights Day, Uganda is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. New laws criminalize identifying with the LGBTQ+, activists are tracked, and journalists are silenced — long before the ...