Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s exclusion from key opposition activities, calling it a deliberate effort to sideline them in the fight for democratic freedoms.
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, who is part of Dr. Kizza Besigye’s defense team, has spoken out about the challenging conditions they faced during a visit to the Makindye military court in Kampala.Karua, along with
Isaac Ssemakadde, President of the Uganda Law Society, has filed a petition with Uganda's Chief Justice Owiny Dollo. The petition challenges the prosecution of civilians in military courts, highlighting the recent detention of Kizza Besigye. Besigye was reported
The International Criminal Court (ICC) plans to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda, an official from the court suggested on Friday. Ms Leonie van Braun, a senior trial lawyer in the office of the ICC prosecutor, said holding the hearing
A United Nations Security Council committee on Friday sanctioned two generals in Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for destabilizing the country through violence and human rights abuses. They are the first U.N. sanctions in the current war in Sudan, which erupted in April 2023 fr
When the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government gerrymanders constituencies, the official explanation given is that such a move is intended to bring services closer to the people and ensure fair distribution of resources among Ugandans. The same explanation was given wh
The identities of the men and women in civilian clothes who raided Parliament chamber and grabbed some MPs after lights were switched off remain contentious. Six MPs were seized, pushed, and carried off from the floor of Parliament soon after Speaker Annet Among suspended 12 legislators
The appointment of military serving officers into civilian roles has been challenged before the Constitutional Court in Kampala. The petitioners led by the Makerere University law don, Prof Christopher Mbazira, in their petition filed on October 24, contend that the practice contravenes
Three civilians from Ngora East Village, Paimol Sub-County in Agago District, who were shot dead by a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier on October 20, 2024, were laid to rest on Wednesday. The deceased—Sunday Apio, 21; Santino Akidi, 47; and Florence Ajalo, 15—were all bu
