Journalists Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Sengooba of the Grace Publications that runs an online English site the Grape Vine and a local newspaper Ono Bwiino have been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting license. The journalist’s jailing followed their production before the …
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Investigative Report: Museveni Double Standards in Handling Corruption
Uganda, under President Yoweri Museveni’s long-standing leadership, faces mounting scrutiny over its handling of corruption. Allegations of double standards abound, with critics arguing that the administration creates diversions and selectively prosecutes officials. Recent events, including the arrest of several National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials and the controversial exemption of …
Read More »Bwiino Newspaper Journalist Dickson Mubiru Detained While On Duty
In a disconcerting turn of events, Dickson Mubiru, a respected journalist from Bwiino Newspaper, was detained on 18 June 2024. His alleged crime? Running an article that was perceived as an insult to High Court Judge, Her Lordship Alexandra Nkonge Rugadya. This incident has sparked a significant outcry from the …
Read More »UJA : Protest of Continued Police Detention of Journalists Arirabaki Sengooba and Dickson Mubiru
We strongly protest the continued detention of journalists Arirabaki Sengooba and Dickson Mubiru of Grape Vine Publications and Ono Bwiino Newspaper, who were arrested on Tuesday, 18 June 2024, and detained at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) while in the line of duty. The duo’s detention is in relation to …
Read More »Bobi Wine Uncovers Mass Torture, Abduction, and Sexual Abuse of NUP Supporters in Uganda
In a disturbing escalation of political repression, Mayega Ronald, a comrade from Uganda’s opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), has endured abduction, torture, and sexual abuse at the hands of state operatives. This harrowing incident underscores the dire human rights situation in Uganda and the lengths to which the …
Read More »U.S. Rejects Uganda’s AGOA Reinstatement Plea Over Human Rights Concerns
Once again, America has firmly denied President Museveni’s lobbyists’ efforts to reinstate Uganda under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) without addressing significant human rights issues highlighted by the U.S. During a panel discussion organized by the African Program at the Wilson Center on the bipartisan AGOA Renewal and …
Read More »Thailand passes landmark bill to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate …
Read More »Biden to Grant Legal Status to 500,000 Undocumented Immigrates
President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation, according to administration officials. The issue of immigration has proven an election-year headache for Mr Biden, who recently issued a sweeping executive action to curb record …
Read More »Vision Group Journalist Assaulted on Duty, Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Godfrey Katongole, a journalist working with the Vision Group’ Bukedde television is admitted at Old Kampala Moslem Hospital in critical condition. He was admitted Tuesday 15th July, following an assault by a group of journalists and other people at Salt Media in Lungujja, Kampala. Katongole, was visibly in severe pain when …
Read More »Transgender Sex Worker Faces Stigma in Uganda’s Healthcare Amid Anti-Homosexuality Law
When Ramzay, a transgender woman and sex worker who prefers to be identified by only one name for fear of persecution, felt a bruise on her private parts, she rushed to the nearest health center for treatment. Seeking an ointment cream, she faced a humiliating encounter with the doctor who …
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