Human Rights

Police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have conducted a joint operation and arrested Makidye East Member of Parliament, Derrick Nyeko, and four others for possessing military outfits. The four others include: Katuruntu Geoffrey, a councillor; Waswa Musoke Hassan, a shop attendant at Costume World tailoring shop and resident …

National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, has criticized security agencies and the Judiciary for their alleged collaboration in the secret remand of his party supporters. Faustine Masaba and Hussein Mumbya were sent to Bugungu Prison after what Bobi Wine described as a clandestine court …

Renowned Hoima post and Metro fm journalist Male Deogratius alias Omusawo Tintah has escaped from Uganda weeks after is his attack and battering by unknown goons near his home. Male Deogratius was on 15th April 2024 night at around 10pm attacked and badly beaten by unknown goons near his home …

In a resounding call for inclusivity and advocacy, Kojo Sherwin Modeste, the Executive Director of Pride Toronto, has underscored the urgent need to prioritize LGBTQ refugees as health crises continue to escalate. Speaking at the Global Conference on Sexual Health, Reproductive Rights, and Gender Equity in Refugee and Humanitarian Crises …

In Uganda, the mere existence of LGBTIQ individuals is a contentious issue, let alone the idea of them living freely. The country’s societal and legal landscape is deeply rooted in conservatism, where traditional values often clash with the concepts of gender and sexual diversity. For years, LGBTIQ individuals in Uganda …

As the world grapples with the challenges of providing adequate healthcare in refugee and humanitarian crises, a stark reality emerges in Toronto, Canada. Refugees in the city are facing a dire shortage of contraceptives, leading to significant repercussions for their sexual health and reproductive rights. At the forefront of addressing …

Activists and other concerned citizens in Mbarara city, western Uganda have called for the resignation, arrest or impeachment of the Speaker of 11th Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among amid grave corruption allegations against her. This follows sanctions issued by the U.K government on April 30, 2024 against Among and former …

The Emirates has picked on the sanctions imposed on Ms Among and former Ministers Agnes Nandutu and Mary Goretti Kitutu by instructing that no financial institution on its soil deals with the Ugandan trio in any transactions. Hoimapost   can exclusively reveal that the Central Bank of UAE has issued warning …