Ugandan Activists in Canada Demand End to Repression in Uganda, Call for Sanctions Against Museveni Government
Ugandans, human rights advocates, and pro-democracy activists concluded a peaceful protest in Toronto today, calling on Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Ugandan government to halt repression and release all political prisoners. The…
Besigye Can’t Stand Alone”: Bobi Wine Raises Alarm Over Opposition Leader’s Failing Health
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, has said that the jailed veteran opposition politician, Dr. Kizza Besigye, is unable to leave bed unsupported. Bobi Wine, who on Monday was accompanied by…
Mao Alerts Parliament on Dr. Besigye’s Alarming Health Decline in Prison
The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, has told Parliament that the health of jailed veteran opposition politician, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has significantly deteriorated. Mao, who was tasked by the House Speaker, Anita Among, to…
High Court Sets 19th Feb For Hearing Dates Of Besigye, Lutale, and Lawyer Kiiza’s Cases
The High Court of Uganda has scheduled hearings for cases filed by veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, his political associate Hajj Obeid Lutale, and human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza against the Attorney General and the Commissioner General of…
Besigye Hasn’t Eaten in Five Days, says Wife Winnie Byanyima
Dr. Kizza Besigye has gone five days without food, sparking growing fears over his worsening health as he continues his hunger strike in protest of what his family calls illegal detention. His wife, Winnie Byanyima, has sounded the alarm after visiting…
Civil Society, Youth Groups Demand Immediate Release of Dr. Kiiza Besigye from Luzira Prison
Key stakeholders from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), youth groups, and political parties have called on the Ugandan government to release retired Colonel Dr. Kiiza Besigye, a four-time presidential aspirant, from Luzira Prison. Dr. Besigye is…
Abu Mukasa Case: How Journalist Wanambwa that He Incarcerated Secured a Court Bail.
Source UJA website When journalist Richard Wanambwa was apprehended in December 11th 2024 and thrown in detention at Luzira Murchison Bay prison, a team of his lawyers immediately mooted a plan aiming to cause his release from jail. Securing him release…
NUP Canada Chapter To Host Solidarity March for Ugandan Political Prisoners
On February 19th, 2024, the National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada Chapter will march in solidarity with political prisoners worldwide, shining a light on Uganda’s troubling history of human rights abuses and enforced disappearances. The protest is…
Besigye Protests: NUP’s Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro Abducted
The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) head of mobilization, Fred Nyanzi and party deputy spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro have been arrested by plain-clothed armed men driving a Toyota Hiace vehicle commonly known as drone. The news of their…
The Crisis of Political Prisoners in Uganda
Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s long-time opposition leader and democracy activist, is currently languishing in prison under horrific conditions. Despite a ruling by Uganda’s Supreme Court that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, Mr.…