Human Rights

LGBTQ advocacy organizations have reported a flood of calls and chats to their crisis communication hotlines after Donald Trump won the election this week, following a campaign that was rife with anti-trans attacks. The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that provides mental health crisis services to LGBTQ people, reported a nearly 700% increase in reach-outs to …

As an LGBTQ+ advocate and queer refugee, I’ve witnessed the resilience of our community, even amid harsh persecution. But with Donald Trump’s re-election, a renewed and troubling sense of dread has emerged across LGBTQIA+ communities worldwide, especially for those of us who have fled countries hostile to our identities. Trump’s …

Accompanied by NUP President Bobi Wine, Tana passionately called on residents to make their dissatisfaction known at the ballot box. Her message was clear: Kisoro deserves better. Criticising the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), she highlighted the district’s lack of infrastructure development, specifically the poor state of roads. “We are …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced its intention to appeal a recent High Court ruling that dismissed its petition seeking accountability from the Ugandan government for the disappearance of 18 party supporters. NUP had approached the High Court in a bid to compel authorities to explain the whereabouts of …

Former Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, of Lyne Road, Kidlington, has been charged in the UK with multiple offenses related to modern slavery and immigration breaches. The charges against Mugambe include conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national, arranging or facilitating travel for exploitation, …

In a heated session in Parliament, Honorable Ssemujju Nganda confronted Minister of Security Jim Muhwezi regarding the escalating concerns over human rights violations in Uganda. This clash centered around the recent arrests and alleged torture of opposition members, particularly those from the People’s Front for Transition (PFF) party. Ssemujju, along …

The United States Ambassador to Uganda, William Popp, has called upon Ugandans to embrace peace and dialogue, mainly as the 2026 relations draw closer. He spoke during the signing of a National Peace Pledge Summit 2024 at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on Friday, October 25, 2024. In his remarks, …

Ugandans residing in the United Kingdom have voiced strong concerns over the intensifying human rights abuses and tribal conflicts reportedly fueled by Uganda’s current administration under President Yoweri Museveni. This dismay follows recent actions by the Ministry of Lands, with Minister Sam Mayanja allegedly playing a prominent role in exacerbating …

Daniella Atim, former wife of Ugandan music icon Jose Chameleone, recently took to social media to open up about her journey of resilience, perseverance, and self-reinvention after enduring years of domestic violence. Now living in Minnesota, U.S., Atim has marked five years since she left her tumultuous marriage and Uganda, …

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have distanced themselves from the reported arrest of Sheikh Twaha Kakande, the Imam of Taquwah Mosque in Kisenyi-Mengo, a Kampala suburb. Sheikh Twaha Kakande was reportedly taken by plain-clothed armed men on Friday, October 18, 2024, around noon using a minivan, commonly …