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...
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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...
Equal Opportunities Commission Calls for Electoral Reforms Amid Rights Concerns
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has raised concerns over violations of electoral rights and called for urgent reforms to ensure inclusive and fair elections in U...
Misinformation, Polarisation Threaten Uganda’s Media, Warns UHRC
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has vowed to intensify its efforts to combat misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech in the lead-up to the 2026 general...
Uganda Media Sector Urges Protection of Journalists Ahead of Press Freedom Day
The Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) has sounded the alarm over increasing threats to press freedom, urging authorities to guarantee the safety and independence...
Advocate for Human Rights as You Work, Journalists Urged
The Executive Director of the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders, Robert Kirenga, has called on journalists to integrate human rights advocacy into their work b...
Minister Amongi Calls for Modernization of Employment Laws to Address Digital Economy
The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has said it is high time Uganda modernized it s employment laws in a bid to address the digital econo...
Ten Brits are accused of committing war crimes 'by targeting and killing civilians and aid workers' in Gaza while fighting for Israel
Ten British Nationals have been accused of deliberately shooting civilians in Gaza while serving with the Israeli military.The alleged war crimes include 'running a bull...
Justin Baldoni Responds to Blake Lively's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
Justin Baldoni is clapping back at Blake Lively's attempt to get his lawsuit against her tossed out of court, while once again accusing her of trying to destroy his caree...
"Arrest NRM Supporters Over Kawempe Loss" Museveni Advised After Faridah Nambi's Brutal Loss
Presidential advisor Catherine Kusasira has stirred controversy by urging President Yoweri Museveni to arrest National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters after the part...