The wife of Kampala Lord Mayor and prominent lawyer Erias Lukwago, Nalongo Zawedde Lubwama Lukwago, has broken her silence to provide a firsthand account of the dramatic events that led to her husband’s violent seizure by armed men on Monday morning. Speaking from the family home, which remains under a …
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In a chilling repeat of events witnessed just months ago, the legal fraternity in Uganda is once again under siege. Reports emerging this morning confirm that yet another lawyer representing veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye has been violently abducted and detained. The victim, identified as a legal team member …
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It is a sorrow that cuts deeper than the loss itself—to spend half a decade chasing a ghost, only to join the silence without ever hearing the truth. Mrs. Sarah Nantumbwe Ddamulira, wife of John Ddamulira, a known supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP), passed away this morning. Her …
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Uganda’s political landscape has once again been thrust into controversy following the deployment of military and police forces around the residence of People’s Front for Freedom – PFF National Chairman, Counsel Erias Lukwago. According to reports, Chairman Lukwago was scheduled to address the nation during a morning appearance on Sanyuka …
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By Alexander Luyima Uganda is once again confronting a question that many citizens have been asking quietly for years and now increasingly ask out loud: Who is really in charge of the country, the Constitution or those who wield power? The reported arrest and disappearance of senior lawyer and opposition …
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The latest nation to adopt an anti-gay law is Niger in West Africa. In adopting an anti-gay law on June 11, 2026, the West African nation of Niger strengthened a wave of anti-homosexuality legislation and proposed legislation in Africa that has reversed, at least temporarily, the slow decrease in the …
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New law in the West African nation is ‘among the most repressive’ Niger’s president and former coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani. (Photo courtesy of the BBC) The wave of West African nations threatening LGBTQ people with ever-harsher penalties continued this week, as Niger enacted a law providing for up to 10 …
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Human rights advocates call the actions ‘blatant violations of the Constitution of Bangladesh’ Illustration from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France. A technical university in Bangladesh has expelled four students and turned two others over to police on the basis of alleged homosexuality. The human rights advocacy group JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France …
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South Africa stands in opposition, citing human rights and South African constitution South African member of parliament Zandile Majozi tells the anti-LGBTQ conference that her nation rejects the human rights violations contained in the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ African charter. The anti-LGBTQ+ inter-parliamentary conference ended last week with its supporters moving a …
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Queer rights groups call on France to stand up for LGBTQI people Rainbow flags decorate City Hall in Paris, France. (Photo courtesy of Tetu) As several countries in Francophone West Africa enact strict new crackdowns on queer people, several LGBTQI, feminist and human rights associations based in France and elsewhere …
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