Human Rights

Uganda’s political landscape has long been tainted with violence, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings orchestrated by the regime of Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa. These atrocities, carried out under the guise of maintaining national security, have intensified in recent years, especially since the emergence of the National Unity Platform (NUP) …

The High Court in Kampala has awarded Kasese National Unity Platform Party Registrar  Samuel Busindi Masereka with 30 million shillings as compensation for torture. In his decision delivered on Friday, the Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana ordered the government which was jointly sued with the former Director of Chieftaincy of …

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who also serves as the lawyer for detained four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye, has called for his client to receive specialized medical treatment at a hospital of his choice, citing serious health concerns. Besigye was rushed from Luzira Prison to a private clinic in …

Ugandan prison authorities have blocked opposition leaders from visiting the ailing Dr. Kizza Besigye at Luzira Maximum Security Prison, citing his deteriorating health. The delegation, led by National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, had sought to check on Besigye’s condition amid growing concerns over his well-being. Despite their efforts, …

BUSHENYI – A group of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters took to the streets of Ishaka, Bushenyi, to demand the immediate release of their party founder and former presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye. The demonstrators, chanting slogans and carrying placards emblazoned with #FreeDrKizzaBesigye, urged the government to respect human …

Tensions flared in the capital as police blocked a march organized by activists demanding the immediate release of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye. The protest, spearheaded by members of the newly emerging People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, was short-lived as security forces swiftly intervened to halt the demonstration. Among …

A section of legislators has called upon all Ugandans to speak out against the continued detention of former presidential contender Dr. Kizza Besigye, whose health is reportedly deteriorating while in Luzira prison. The MPs argue that his ongoing imprisonment under harsh conditions is a violation of human rights and a …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied involvement in the alleged abduction of Fred Nyanzi, the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Head of Mobilization, who was reportedly seized by heavily armed men on Monday evening. Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of Opposition and Party spokesperson, was the first to report on …

Opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye has today appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court, with URN noticing that he appeared weaker than he has ever been in all the cases he has battled in the recent past. Besigye who seems to be struggling to breath and appears to be …

Emotional scenes  have unfolded at the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court as supporters of jailed opposition politician Retired Col Dr. Kizza Besigye broke down in tears upon seeing him appear frail, sickly, and miserable. Besigye was on Friday  produced before the Court presided over by Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate …