Human Rights

Police are investigating a racist incident at a migrant reception facility in the German state of Thuringia. Two security guards have been fired for allegedly inciting hatred. The security guards, who were employed at a center for asylum seekers in Suhl in the German state of Thuringia, are said to …

In what could mean the end of its troubled Rwanda plan, the British government has confirmed that no asylum seekers will be deported to the African country before the July general election. The UK government this week said it does not intend to carry out enforced removals to Rwanda before …

It has been 365 days since President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 into law, a move that has had profound and far-reaching consequences for Uganda’s LGBTIQ+ community. As we mark this grim anniversary, it is crucial to reflect on the human rights violations and the climate of fear …

10 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP have been granted bail. They were arrested last week while preparing for the visit of NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi was slated to preside over a consultative meeting at Kananage Primary School.  However, it was blocked by police, leading to a confrontation with NUP supporters. …

NUP’s Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert has   welcomed the fresh US sanctions slapped on the speaker of parliament Anita Among and other corrupt regime officials. The statement came moments after the US Department of State publicly designated at least five current and former Ugandan regime officials pinned in significant corruption and gross …

The US has tripled up on affixation of Speaker Anita Among’s breathing space, adding a six-inch nail in her political coffin with decisive sanctions. Mrs Among’s husband Moses Magogo – who was convicted of 2014 FIFA World Cup ticket theft – is also affected by the tough designation that pulled …

The movers of the motion seeking to censor the four embattled commissioners of Parliament have asked the targeted commissioners to stop dragging the name of the Speaker in this move that will see their retirement from the juicy offices. Addressing the media at Parliament on Wednesday evening, the movers of …

Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and LGBTQ people, the African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty gave a …

Uganda’s political landscape has undergone a significant shift in recent years, with the once-mighty politics of defiance experiencing a marked decline. This movement, which emerged in the 1990s as a response to the country’s authoritarian rule, has been characterized by its defiance of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and …

Tens of thousands of migrants have tried to leave Tunisia to reach Europe since the start of 2024, according to Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel Feki. Some were intercepted by authorities and returned to Tunisia, while hundreds of others died during the attempt. There have been 52,972 attempts by migrants to …