Human Rights

On Sunday, 13 supporters and leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP) were arrested for allegedly holding an illegal assembly at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) conference center in Jinja city. Ben Kabaka, the NUP coordinator for Iganga district, led the youth leaders who had gathered to discuss their …

he fashion world was left in shock and mourning following the tragic death of a prominent Kenyan fashion designer. The untimely demise of the designer has sent shockwaves through the industry, leaving colleagues, friends, and fans devastated by the loss. According to reports, the designer was discovered lifeless in their …

The Uganda Law Society has released a comprehensive report shedding light on the pervasive issue of torture and kidnapping in the country. The report paints a grim picture of human rights violations, revealing the extent to which these atrocities have become normalized in Ugandan society. According to the report, torture …

Leaders in Luwero district have criticized Bombo Military Barracks for denying ambulances belonging to Members of Parliament access to its hospital. Bombo Military Barracks hosts a Military hospital that offers treatment to both soldiers and civilians. In a move to help communities access health services, some Members of Parliament from …

A team of joint security task forces has, over the weekend, arrested at least 25 people who were attending the wedding ceremony of a fellow gay couple. Witnesses intimated to this website that Police swung into action following a tip-off of the neighbours of the wedding premises in Kajjansi, a …

When I was paraded into these terror cells, I was inducted into a series of clobber sessions presided by CMI attachees from Western and Northern regions of Uganda. They’re quite organized in a sense that after clobbering you, they deploy another soldier of your tribe and religion to counsel you …

Motiv Kasagga, a blogger of National Unity Platform (NUP) party, has been released on cash bail of Shs1 million. Kasagga on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, appeared before Buganda Road Court charged with five counts of alteration of computer materials to insult senior government officials, among them, Speaker of Parliament Anita …

Four supporters of the National Unity Platform have been charged with common nuisance. The four were arrested while going to deliver a petition at Parliament on the plight of Ugandan domestic workers in the Middle East. The four who include Nansana West ward LCV councillor John Bosco Sserunkuma, Richard Sebuganda, …

The army and police have denied holding Teddy Nalubowa, a National Unity Platform Unit-NUP supporter, who was reportedly abducted from Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district last month. Nalubowa’s family claims that she left her rented room in Kyebando in Nansana Municipality at around 06:00 pm on August 28th, 2022 shortly after …

National Unity Platform Secretary-General David Lewis Rubongoya has reportedly been arrested and detained on allegations of threatening violence in the recently concluded Omoro by-election. Rubongoya who is currently detained at Natete Police Station in Kampala was arrested on Wednesday afternoon alongside his driver Gordon Agaba. According to a Statement posted …