Rights activist Bireete returns to court for bail ruling
KAMPALA: The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court is today expected to rule on a bail application by jailed human rights activist Sarah Bireete.The bail application wa...
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Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi
Fears for the life of outgoing Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi have intensified after he was charged with terrorism and remanded to Kitalya Prison, a move th...
Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell
She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while “clinging...
US Senators Calls for Action against Museveni’s Govt
US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Cory Booker have called on the US government to take administrative action against the Ugandan government over violations of the civic righ...
Lawyers Slam ‘Defective’ Charges against Bireete, Urge Court to End Alleged Unlawful Detention
Lawyers representing human rights activist, Sarah Bireete, have filed urgent applications seeking a production warrant to have her brought before the Buganda Road Chief M...
Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble
On December 30, 2025, two weeks before Uganda's January 15, 2026 elections, security forces raided the home of Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and govern...
Law Society asks court to order production of remanded rights activist Bireete
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has petitioned the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court seeking orders to have rights activist Sarah Bireete produced from Luzira Prison t...
Sarah Bireete and the price of speaking truth to power
When Dr Sarah Bireete was rounded up from her house and taken to Natete Police station, I received nervous messages from friends asking me whether I was safe.Because Dr B...
US Senator demands release of Sarah Bireete
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), the Ranking Member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last night issued a statement condemning the ongoing repression...
Religious Leaders Raise Alarm Over Arrest of Opposition Supporters, Rights Activists
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has held discussions with Police over arrest of opposition supporters and human rights activists as Uganda moves closer to th...