Search Results

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

Ultimate Uganda

Legislators Raise Alarm Over Police Land Scandal

Legislators Raise Alarm Over Police Land Scandal

Police officers across the country could soon face displacement and potential homelessness following revelations by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that critical police land remains unprotected, undocumented, and in some cases, has been handed over for commercial use.Duri

Ultimate Uganda

Civic Freedoms Under Pressure as NCHRD-U Launches 2024 Civic Space Index Report

Civic Freedoms Under Pressure as NCHRD-U Launches 2024 Civic Space Index Report

The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U) has officially launched its Civic Space Index Report 2024, warning of growing restrictions on fundamental freedoms and calling for urgent action to reverse the shrinking civic space in the country.Speaking during the launch

Ultimate Uganda

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

Ultimate Uganda

NRM Leaders Arrive for a Crucial Meeting with Odoi Over Canceled Elections in Ssembabule

NRM Leaders Arrive for a Crucial Meeting with Odoi Over Canceled Elections in Ssembabule

A delegation of National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Ssembabule District has arrived at the party’s Electoral Commission offices in Kampala ahead of a crucial meeting with Commission chairperson, Tanga Odoi.The meeting, follows the recent cancellation of internal party electio

Ultimate Uganda

M23/AFC Rebels Announce Arrival of Joseph Kabila in Rebel-Held Territory

M23/AFC Rebels Announce Arrival of Joseph Kabila in Rebel-Held Territory

The announcement comes just days after the Congolese Senate voted to lift Kabila’s immunity, clearing the way for his prosecution on charges of treasonGoma, DRC | The Allied Revolutionary Coalition (ARC)/M23 rebel alli

Ultimate Uganda

Stella Nyanzi Claims She Was Blocked From Returning to Germany

Stella Nyanzi Claims She Was Blocked From Returning to Germany

Ugandan academic and outspoken political activist Dr Stella Nyanzi says she was barred from returning to Germany despite possessing official documentation confirming her refugee status.In a social media post made on Saturday, Nyanzi accused a German migration officer based in Nairobi of pr

Ultimate Uganda

Entebbe Warns of Travel Chaos Due to Mecca Pilgrimage

Entebbe Warns of Travel Chaos Due to Mecca Pilgrimage

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a travel advisory warning all passengers departing through Entebbe International Airport of potential disruptions due to increased traffic during the Hajj pilgrimage season.In a statement released ahead of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca,

Ultimate Uganda

NRM Probes Electoral Interference by Senior Party Leaders and MPs

NRM Probes Electoral Interference by Senior Party Leaders and MPs

The ruling party's Electoral Commission has launched investigations into alleged meddling by legislators and top leaders in ongoing internal elections, vowing to expose offenders.The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has opened investigations into claims that some Members

Ultimate Uganda

Museveni Meets NRM Caucus as Opposition Convenes Emergency Meeting Over Controversial UPDF Bill

Museveni Meets NRM Caucus as Opposition Convenes Emergency Meeting Over Controversial UPDF Bill

President Museveni is meeting members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House Entebbe today amid growing political tensions over the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025—a contentious piece of legislation that has triggered alarm among the opposition, legal experts, and civil

Ultimate Uganda