UN Asked to Intervene as Besigye Lies Unconscious in ICU
A Ugandan rights group has filed an urgent UN petition asking the Human Rights Committee to suspend Besigye's treason trial, as the opposition leader lies unconscious in ICU after collapsing…
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Uganda Military of Abducting Critics and Silencing the Press
UHRC Tribunal Awards Shs69.5 Million to Victims Of Torture and Illegal Detention in Bunyoro
Eddie Mutwe Collapses in Court, Pleads for Urgent Medical Aid
Ugandaโs Human Rights Crisis Takes Center Stage in NUP-EU Dialogue Ahead of 2026 Elections
Uganda & Gulf States Strengthen Migrant Worker Rights and Welfare
Journalists Seek Justice from UHRC Over Brutality During Kawempe By-Election
Examiner โA group of over 20 journalists, who were assaulted and detained by security operatives during the recent Kawempe North by-election, have…
Bobi Wine Slams Governmentโs Defiance of Supreme Court Ruling on Besigyeโs Release
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has strongly condemned the Ugandan governmentโs refusal to release…
Uganda’s Second Conference on Combating Human and Drug Trafficking: Advancing Together Towards a Safer Future
Kampala (UโUganda is preparing to host its second crucial conference dedicated to combating human trafficking and drug trafficking.…
2023 Report Reveals Decline in Human Trafficking Cases in Uganda
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From TikTok To Lockup: Ugandans Are Going To Jail For Dissent On Social Media
Human rights activists are agitated following the travails of a 24-year-old Ugandan man, Edward Awebwa, who…
Uganda rights activists file appeal against ruling on anti-LGBTQ law
Ugandan human rights advocates on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a ruling…
Junta-led Burkina Faso Plans To Ban Homosexuality
Junta-led Burkina Faso has adopted a plan to ban homosexuality, becoming the latest African nation to…
Sudanese refugee women in Ugandan camps report repeated sexual assaults
Summary: KAMPALA, (Examiner) โ Sudanese women refugees in Uganda are facing severe hardships within refugee camps,…
Executive Directorโs Life in Danger as Wife Blocks Government Treatment
Summary: MBARARA, (Examiner) – Ruth Birungi, a self-proclaimed prophetess and wife of the Director of Mbarara…
Political activists in Ankole call for early voter register display
Summary: Political activists and civil society organizations in Ankole have resurrected the call for electoral reforms…
Uganda Observes International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
summary: Uganda joins the global commemoration of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims…
AWAC Equips Women Human Rights Defenders with Knowledge Against Violence
Summary: The Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC), a sex work-led organization, has educated grassroots…
Two Journalists Remanded to Luzira Prison Over Licensing Charges
Summary: KAMPALA, (Examiner) – Two journalists from Grapevine Publications and Ono Bwiino Newspaper, Alirabaki Sengooba and…
Ugandan Designer’s Dreadlocks Cut in Jail
Summary: Hints: Latif Madoi was at his fashion academy on May 13 when police officers arrested…
Uganda’s Child Labour Crisis: Launching CLEAR Supply Chains Initiative
Summary: On June 12th, the International Community marked the World Day Against Child Labour, underscoring the…
Ugandan Sex Workers Facing New Wave of Killings
Summary: KAMPALA, (Examiner) – Sex workers in parts of Kawempe, Bwaise, Kalangala, and Sembabule are facing…