Dar es Salaam / Kampala | Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has publicly identified the Tanzanian officer he says played a central role in the torture and rape of Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire during her secret detention in Tanzania, in what is shaping up to be one of the most disturbing …
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Kampala, Uganda – May 26, 2025 The High Court in Kampala has nullified the election of Hon. Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola as the Member of Parliament for Kawempe North, ordering the Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections. The ruling, delivered by Justice Bernard Namanya, cited voter disenfranchisement and illegal campaigning as …
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Tanzanian authorities must investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, incommunicado detention, and forcible deportation of human rights defenders Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi, Amnesty International said today. Agather Atuhaire, from Uganda, and Kenyan national Boniface Mwangi arrived in Tanzania on 18 May as part of a delegation to observe the trial …
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Human rights lawyers and activists have vowed to take the government of Tanzania to court over violations of human rights and freedoms. The activists from Uganda and Kenya had traveled to Tanzania to attend a court session in which Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arraigned to face treason charges …
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A Ugandan human rights activist, arrested in Tanzania after travelling to the country to support an opposition politician at a trial for treason, has been tortured and dumped at the border, according to an NGO. Ugandan rights group Agora Discourse said on Friday that activist and journalist Agather Atuhaire had …
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Paulson Luttamaguzi Ssemakula Kasana, the Nakaseke South County MP, has today joined the National Unity Platform, which is led by Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine in total welcomed seven Members of Parliament (MP). “We have been very honored to welcome into the National Unity Platform, this afternoon, Members …
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How Museveni’s Regime Is Systematically Dismantling Uganda’s Democracy By Alexander Luyima | Special Correspondent KAMPALA – The government’s proposed amendment to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act has sparked outrage among legal scholars, human rights defenders, and opposition leaders, who say it marks a dangerous turning point in the …
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Kampala, May 20, 2025 — Uganda’s opposition lawmakers staged a dramatic walkout from Parliament today, protesting what they described as a “sham process” in the passage of the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025—a law that controversially reintroduces military trials for civilians, just months after the Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional. …
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Images of an armoured personnel carrier (Mamba), a war machine, parked at a polling station during the most recent Kawempe North by-election and the beating up of journalists by soldiers of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT) left an unforgettable impression at events to mark this year’s World Press Freedom …
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Lawyers representing detained opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, have petitioned the High Court in Kampala, urging the judiciary to expedite the hearing of their clients’ long-pending bail application. The application, filed on April 22, 2025, has yet to be scheduled for hearing, prompting concerns over non-compliance …
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