Human Rights

By Amiri Wabusimba. On Thursday, March 13, voters in Kawempe North will participate in a by-election, a process that has already been marred by violence, arrests, and heightened security deployment. Over the past ten days of campaigns, reports of injuries, arbitrary arrests, and security excesses have raised deep concerns about …

The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) have remained cagey on who deployed the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JAT) that has terrorized opposition supporters in the ongoing Kawempe North By-election campaigns. UPDF Spokesperson, Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye and Police Spokesperson, ACP Kituuma Rusoke, have not confirmed …

The Kawempe Grade One Magistrate Court has granted bail to 23 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP). The supporters were arrested on Monday and charged with damaging a police vehicle, disrupting traffic flow, and common nuisance. They were arrested at the NUP offices in Makerere Kavule, where NUP President …

Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe of the High Court in Kampala on Thursday broke down as the Oxford Crown Court went deeper into her slavery charges Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe was in tears as she was asked about allegations that she deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to …

SSEMCO’s Generosity Expands to Kasambya: A Testament to Brotherhood and Unity In yet another remarkable act of generosity, SSEMCO, a leading number one supplier of rice and maize flour in Mubende, has once again extended its support to the Muslim community. Following its initial iftar donation in Mubende Town, the …

The Uganda Law Society has teamed up with the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) to fight the growing acts of impunity on journalists that undermine the enjoyment of press freedom in Uganda. The acts of impunity in question include among others, persistent physical and cyber-attacks on journalists in form of beating/ …

Muvawala went missing outside a night spot on Wednesday, leading to suspicions that he had been abducted by State agents over his political views Charles Bukenya Muvawala, the vice-president of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA), has been found in Buliisa District after being abducted on Wednesday.   He was …

Security agents have been reigning terror on opposition supporters in the campaigns but the state denies knowledge of the hooded armed personnel in JAT uniforms The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has warned that it may mobilise the opposition to reject the upcoming Kawempe North by-election if attacks by the …

The upcoming Kawempe North by-election, set for March 13, 2025, has been overshadowed by alarming incidents of violence against journalists covering the campaign period.   Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has strongly condemned the attacks, raising concerns about their impact on press freedom and the government’s reputation. …

The Electoral Commission (EC) had marked February Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28th, 2025, for nomination of the aspirants for Kawempe North parliamentary by election slated on 13 March 2025. As day one of the nomination process checked in, journalists from various media houses thronged the EC’s premises in Mugwanya Zone …