Human Rights

The name Sam Mugumya has long been synonymous with resilience and resistance in Uganda’s political struggle. A fierce critic of the regime and its entrenched undemocratic tendencies, Mugumya paid a heavy price for his convictions. For eight long years, he was detained in a military prison in the Democratic Republic …

Mbarara’s District Police Commander (DPC), Afande Tumwine, has found himself at the center of a storm after ordering the arrest of a young National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter whose only “crime” was preaching his party’s ideology in the streets of Mbarara. The incident, which unfolded this past week, has sparked …

By Male Deogratius Inspired By DavidLRubongoya The National Resistance Movement (NRM), Uganda’s ruling party since 1986 under President Yoweri Museveni, has often employed the slogan “Protecting the Gains” as a central theme in its political messaging. This phrase is intended to emphasize achievements such as relative stability, economic growth, and …

The Ugandan political landscape is reeling from the tragic death of Marinos Alexandros, a dedicated supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and a vocal advocate for freedom, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, August 17, 2025. Her death has been attributed to the severe physical and …

Political activist Anthony Agaba, better known as Bobi Young, has formally applied to the High Court of Uganda for bail, highlighting that he has endured nine months in detention without being brought to trial In a notice of motion filed from Luzira Upper Prison, Bobi Young’s legal team (from Pace …

Fear and uncertainty gripped the Ugandan opposition community this morning following reports of the violent abduction of activist Comrade Ssetuba Patrick in the Lugogo area. Eyewitness accounts indicate that unidentified armed men bundled him into a vehicle in broad daylight before speeding off. His current whereabouts remain unknown. This latest …

H.E. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine, officially closed Day One of the 2025 NUP Diaspora Canada Convention at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel with a powerful and emotional address to Ugandans in the diaspora. During his keynote speech, the National Unity Platform (NUP) president called on supporters …

Concern and alarm continue to grow following the mysterious disappearance of Robert Lugya Kayingo, the President of the Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA), who vanished shortly after landing at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday, July 17. Kayingo, who had been living in exile due to political persecution, was aboard a Kenya …

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been released on a KSh 1 million personal bond after being arraigned in court and pleading not guilty to charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and tear gas canisters. Mwangi, a well-known voice for justice, accountability, and anti-corruption across East Africa, appeared …

Zurich, Switzerland — At Zurich Pride 2025, amidst the rainbow colors, roaring applause, and thunderous chants of liberation, one voice cut through with raw truth, pain, and power — the voice of Frank Fabian Kagimu, a proud Black trans woman and Executive Director of PRISM Uganda, a grassroots initiative serving …