Human Rights

In a momentous celebration of unity and progress, the National Unity Platform (NUP) – Quebec Chapter officially marked its grand opening, receiving heartfelt congratulations from Ronald Magala, NUP Spokesperson for Canada. The event symbolized a significant milestone in the journey of Ugandans in the diaspora, as they continue to advocate …

The long-awaited judgement as to whether the military courts should try civilians or not has been fixed for January 31st by the Supreme Court. According to the notice sent to the lawyers who have been involved in this case, Lukwago and Company Advocates, Alaka and Company Advocates, Rwakafuuzi and Company …

President Trump has mandated that federal prisons house transgender women in men’s facilities and discontinue medical treatments related to gender transition. This directive was part of a broader executive order issued on his first day in office, aimed at restricting government recognition of an individual’s gender to their sex assigned …

Trump’s first term (2016-2020) was littered with anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric and policies. This included banning trans and HIV+ service members from the military, allowing housing shelters to deny help to gender non-conforming people and issuing an executive order to make it harder for refugees escaping anti-LGBTQIA regimes across the world. Throughout his …

New administration rolls back diversity initiatives and narrows gender recognition policies, drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling federal programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), while also rolling back protections for the transgender …

At least 67 journalists are imprisoned across Africa, reflecting the continent’s ongoing struggle for a free press, according to a report released last Thursday. The cases in Africa contribute to a global total of 361 journalists jailed as of December 1, 2024, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). …

The Uganda Prisons Service has strongly denied allegations that Col (Rtd.) Dr Kizza Besigye, the detained opposition leader, has been denied food brought from outside Luzira Murchison Bay prison. Frank Baine, the spokesperson for Uganda Prisons, clarified that access to external food is a privilege, not a right, and is …

In a sweeping move late Monday, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively erases federal recognition of transgender individuals, rolling back progress made over the past decade. Titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the order mandates that federal agencies …

ILGA World is alarmed to learn that United States President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office a sweeping executive order to reverse policies on sex discrimination, gender-neutral markers on ID documents, and housing of inmates comporting with their gender identity. Under the false pretence of “defending women,” the executive …

The deputy speaker of parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the parliamentary Human Rights Committee to visit Dr Kizza Besigye in Luzira Prison and report back on allegations of maltreatment. Besigye, a former presidential candidate and ex-president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), was abducted alongside Obeid Kamulegeya Lutale by …