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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Uganda today joined the rest of the globe in commemorating International Human Rights Day, amid calls for security agencies and the Electoral Commission to take charge and restore peaceful campaigns ...

As Uganda moves deeper into another heated election season, a coalition of child rights organisations is urging political parties and candidates to rethink how they engage with young people, not as ...

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 ...

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 ...

If a landlord or broker discriminates against you in New York City, you can complain to the city's Commission on Human Rights. But a new report from the state comptroller finds that those cases drag ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Gender based violence (GBV) is acknowledged worldwide as a violation of Basic Human Rights. Increasing research has highlighted the health burdens, intergenerational effects, and ...