The wives of detained National Unity Platform-NUP supporters have called for their immediate release. The NUP supporters were picked up between 2020 and 2021 at the height of the presidential campaigns. On Tuesday, over 50 women joined the leaders of NUP’s women wing at NUP headquarters to commemorate International Women’s …
Read More »NUP registrar sues ex-CMI director over torture
The registrar of the National Unity Platform in Kasese district, Samuel Busindi Masereka is seeking to hold the former Director of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, Maj Gen. Abel Kandiho personally liable for torture inflicted on him while in custody. Masereka, whose rotting feet photos have circulated on social media has …
Read More »Kasese NUP coordinator Samuel Masereka narrates 34-day torture ordeal
Samuel Masereka, the coordinator of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kasese district has narrated his torture ordeal at the hands of state security personnel. He narrated what happened to him during a press conference at the party headquarters in Kamwokya on Monday. According to Masereka, he was abducted by …
Read More »Police Disperse NUP supporters With Teargas, bullets in Kayunga
Police on Tuesday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who had organized a procession in Kayunga Town canvassing support for the party candidate. According to the campaign harmonized programme, Ms Harriet Nakwede, the NUP flag bearer was supposed to conduct her final campaigns in …
Read More »5 NUP members charged with plotting to overthrow Government
Police in Kasese has imposed on the five arrested members of National Unity Platform-NUP with charges of plotting to overthrow the current government. The five were arrested by security operatives on Tuesday from Kamaiba ward in Kasese municipality. Police identified the suspects as Bryan Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, …
Read More »Village Chairperson’s Torture Case Highlights Struggle for Justice Amidst Allegations of Police Brutality
In a small village in Uganda, the ordeal of a village chairperson, who alleges torture at the hands of the police, underscores the challenges faced by individuals seeking justice in the face of alleged misconduct by law enforcement authorities. The village chairperson, whose identity remains undisclosed due to safety concerns, …
Read More »NUP, family reject post-mortem report of late Kayunga LC5 Boss
The Leadership of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party and the family of the late Ffeffeka Muhammad Sserubogo have rejected a post-mortem report by pathologists at Mulago hospital which stated that the former Kayunga District chairperson committed suicide by hanging himself. Sserubogo’s body was on Wednesday morning found hanging by …
Read More »NUP members released on bail
The General Court Martial in Makindye has today released on bail the remaining members of the National Unity Platform who have been on remand since December last year. These include Bobi Wine’s head of security (body guard) Eddie Mutwe,Singer Nubian Li and Producer Dan Magic. The released have been in …
Read More »Queer Men Freed on Bail
A court in Uganda granted bail to 39 men on Friday after authorities arrested them at an LGBTQ+ shelter earlier this week, according to local rights groups. Forty-four men were arrested in Uganda on Monday, said Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda. Mugisha said the men had been …
Read More »National Unity Platform paying medical bills of 44 tortured supporters
The National Unity Platform-NUP is paying medical bills for 44 supporters who were tortured during the just concluded general elections. The majority of these were reportedly kidnapped and tortured by security while others returned from prisons in very bad shape. Joel Ssenyonyi, the NUP party spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network …
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