According to Asiimwe, the deployment of police dogs at political rallies today reflects a continuity with colonial and apartheid-era practices in which animals are weaponised to instill fear and enforce authoritarian control. Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the Uganda Police Force for unleashing dogs at opposition supporters at campaign rallies in their attempt to […]
Mukalazi, the village chairperson has however confirmed that this land was sold out to Lumunya by Nakato’s husband, the late Musisi Koona before his death, very many years ago. A 40-year-old widow of Nakafumu village, Busiika Town Council in Luweero district has pinned the village chairperson, Samuel Mukalazi for conniving with a land grabber and […]
“We strongly condemn the abduction by armed operatives of Kenyan activists and human rights defenders Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo,” NUP said in a statement. Two Kenyan activists were on Wednesday allegedly abducted in Uganda after joining opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, on his campaign trail in Eastern Uganda. Bobi […]
This is an annual occasion organized by the Catholic Secretariat at Nsambya in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and various non-governmental organizations. Kadaga Speaksout on Her Presidential Bid Allegations The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere has appealed to government to step up action towards containing human trafficking by arresting and prosecuting […]
Kamira recounts being picked up along with seven others in January 2021 after a football match in Kabembe by men in plain clothes traveling in unmarked Toyota Hiace vans locally known as “drones.” In an unexpected revelation, some individuals who were previously reported as victims of politically motivated abductions in Mukono North have come forward […]
Atuhaire was arrested together with other activists who had traveled to Tanzania to witness the trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Police Chief Nixon Agasirwe Arrested, Linked to Joan Kagezi’s Murder Agora Centre for Research has confirmed that their director, Agather Atuhaire, who has since Monday been held by Tanzanian officials, has been found this […]
He told the magistrate that daily, he swallows 12 painkillers to relieve himself of the pain, pleading with the court to find justification for ordering that he be allowed specialised medical attention. Parliament Committee Okays Clause Allowing Civilians Be Tried in Military Court There were emotional scenes as Edward Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, […]
Soldiers assaulted him while removing him from the courtroom, before arresting and placing him in the dock alongside his clients. Vatican Sets Date for Inauguration of Pope Leo XIV The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights wrote to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni rising concern about human rights violations in Uganda. The Commissions particularly singled […]
“They squeezed his private parts and hit them with a baton. They tied his arms with hand-cuffs and stepped on them, which ate into his skin,” Kyagulanyi said. Kyagulanyi Apologizes to Journalist Gertrude Mutyaba Over False Accusation in Bodyguard Detention Case On his return in company of a team with which he travelled to Masaka […]
“I wouldn’t mind about them, since I know I have never caused a single arrest of any person,” she said. “But my family members are more worried about what is happening on social media and have already concluded that it may put my life in danger for nothing!” Zimbabwe Envoy’s Wife Jolin Rugari Further Remanded […]