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 deployme...
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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...
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, securi...
Busoga Diaspora Eyes Bigger Role in Uganda’s Development at LA Convention
The 2025 Twegaite Global Convention, held May 22–26 in Los Angeles, struck a new tone for Uganda’s diaspora politics—placing investment, infrastructu...
Ugandans Trafficked to Israel Return After Year of Forced Labour
A group of Ugandan migrant workers who were allegedly trafficked to Israel and subjected to forced labour for nearly a year is expected to return home tonight, according...
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, Korea Sign Site Evaluation Contract for Nuclear Plant in Buyende
The Government of Uganda and the Republic of Korea have taken a major step toward the realization of Uganda’s nuclear energy ambitions by signing a site evaluation...
Officials Say Embedding Community is at Heart of EACOP Project
Officials have said that as Uganda advances one of its largest infrastructure projects in recent history, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is not just laying...
Berlin Slams Uganda’s Claims Against Envoy as ‘Absurd’ Amid Defence Row
Germany has dismissed as “absurd†allegations by the Ugandan military that its ambassador in Kampala, Matthias Schauer, was involved in subversive activities...
Amuriat Accuses NUP of Misleading Teso War Claimants
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has launched a blistering attack on the National Unity Platform (NUP), accusing Uganda’s main oppo...