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Besigye Denied Mandatory Bail as Magistrate Refers Case to High Court

Besigye Denied Mandatory Bail as Magistrate Refers Case to High Court

Nakawa Chief Magistrate Christine Nantege has declined to grant mandatory bail to opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Ronald Lutale, referring the matter to the High Court and sparking sharp protests from the defence team.Besigye and Lutale, who have now spent more than s

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Justice on the Line as Besigye's Six-Month Detention Challenges Rule of Law

Justice on the Line as Besigye's Six-Month Detention Challenges Rule of Law

Security is exceptionally tight at the Nakawa Magistrates Court this morning as veteran opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye returned for a crucial hearing.A heavy deployment of both regular police and the specialized Counter-Terrorism Unit is visible around the court premises.At leas

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ULS Warns of Growing Tyranny, Urges Legal Resistance

ULS Warns of Growing Tyranny, Urges Legal Resistance

The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde, has warned members of the legal fraternity, calling on lawyers across the country to resist the mounting threat of authoritarianism.He cautioned that silence in the face of injustice would make the legal profession complicit

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ACTV, CAT Call for Torture-Free 2026 Elections Amid Rising Violence

ACTV, CAT Call for Torture-Free 2026 Elections Amid Rising Violence

The African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV), in partnership with the Coalition Against Torture (CAT), has urged political actors, security agencies, and the general public to commit to peaceful and torture-free elections ahead of Uganda’s 2025/2026 general elec

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Civic Actors Decry Escalating Threats to Human Rights Defenders

Civic Actors Decry Escalating Threats to Human Rights Defenders

“We are not afraid,” one participant declared defiantly. “We will continue to speak, to organise, and to defend the space that belongs to all Ugandans.”Uganda’s civic space is under siege, civic leaders have warned, raising alarm over a growing climate of fear, repression, and im

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Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in

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Making Sense Of Museveni’s First Apology To Ugandans And Buganda In Four Decades

Making Sense Of Museveni’s First Apology To Ugandans And Buganda In Four Decades

President Museveni grabbed the privileges of power in January 1986 after staging a guelira war in the Buganda region in the jungles of Luwero against the Obote government shortly after the 1981 presidential elections where he had lost massively under his UPM par

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Court Grants Besigye, Lutale Access to Lawyers and Limited Family Visits

Court Grants Besigye, Lutale Access to Lawyers and Limited Family Visits

The Nakawa Chief Magistrates' Court has granted veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya permission to consult with their legal teams and receive visits from a select number of family members.This decisi

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Dramatic Scenes In Lugogo as Several students Are Arrested While Protesting Over This

Dramatic Scenes In Lugogo as Several students Are Arrested While Protesting Over This

Several students have been arrested by police as they marched to KCB bank to protest against it's decision to debt fund the East African C

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Heavy Security Deployed at NUP Headquarters in Kampala as Press Conference Begins Has Sparked Debate

Heavy Security Deployed at NUP Headquarters in Kampala as Press Conference Begins Has Sparked Debate

On the morning of May 21, 2025, a heavy security presence was witnessed around the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kampala, Uganda.The opposition party had called for a major press conference, attracting the attention of security agencies.Se

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