Human Rights

Besigye was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and forcibly returned to Uganda. He appeared on Wednesday before the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial on four counts related to security and was remanded to Luzira prison until December 2, 2024. Kyagulanyi strongly condemned Besigye’s arrest and detention. He described …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have announced that Dr. Kizza Besigye, the veteran opposition leader, will be arraigned before the General Court Martial this morning. “Go to Makindye Court Martial today at 11 am; you will find the answer you need,” said Brig. Felix Kulaigye, the UPDF spokesperson, when contacted …

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general court-martial has remanded Rtd. Colonel Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya to Luzira and Kitalya prisons, respectively. Appearing before the Makindye-based military court on Wednesday afternoon, chaired by Brigadier Freeman Mugabe, the duo faced four charges related to security, including conspiring against …

Winnie Byanyima, wife of missing veteran Ugandan politician Dr. Kizza Besigye has accused Government of holding him in a Kampala military facility. “I request the govt of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately. He was kidnapped last Saturday while he was …

The United States sanctioned a senior Sudanese paramilitary official on Tuesday, accusing him of overseeing human rights abuses in his country’s West Darfur region. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Abdel Rahman Joma’a Barakallah, a commander with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which it accused of being “a …

Thirty-six members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, recently arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, and charged with terrorism, have recounted harrowing experiences of torture and inhumane treatment during their arrest and detention. Speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony held at the Katonga Road PFF Party headquarters in Kampala, the …

A journalist held without trial in an Eritrean prison for 23 years has received a Swedish human rights award for his commitment to freedom of expression. Dawit Isaak, who holds dual Eritrean and Swedish citizenship, received the Edelstam Prize “for his… exceptional courage,” the foundation behind the award said in …

The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde, has pledged to give an upper hand to a group of lawyers headed by the interim PFF party president, Erias Lukwago, who is in charge of the court case of the 36 members that were arrested in Kenya after they …

At least 50 people were killed during the November 2020 protests in Uganda, many of them innocent bystanders or individuals going about their daily routines. These protests erupted following the arrest of the National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi, while he was campaigning in Luuka District. On Monday, November …

The Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) has strongly criticized the Ugandan Parliament’s decision to bar journalists from covering proceedings ahead of the passage of the National Coffee Amendment Bill, 2024. HRNJ-Uganda views this move as a direct assault on the public’s constitutional right to access information, guaranteed under Article …