Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has said his long stay on remand has exposed the persistent pre-trial detention crisis blamed for congestion in Uganda’s prisons. The parliament committee also found that more than a half of the population of […]
A review of 100 files at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) by the Auditor General has disclosed delays of more than one year, with some complaints remaining pending for up to 10 years before completion of investigations. The revelation is carried in the latest Auditor General’s report for the financial year 2023/2024. In the report, […]
Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, the Deputy Inspector General of Government is under the spotlight for alleged environmental degradation, abuse of power, and torture following an incident involving Alex Katungi, a police officer from the environmental police unit. In a complaint addressed to Inspector General of Government Beti Olive Kamya, Katungi’s lawyers, Mwesigwa Rukutana & Co. Advocates, […]
The parish priest for St. Paul Catholic parish in Mukono town is stranded with a dumb 17-year-old girl who claims to be a daughter to a couple residing in Entebbe at a place she cannot exactly identify. Christibelle Namazzi who hears but cannot speak, communicates through writing in perfect English and Swahili. She says her […]
Kira Chief Magistrate, Shallon Niwaha has convicted a 35-year-old housemaid, Precious Tumuhirwe for torturing a 4-year-old girl. Tumuhirwe has been convicted following her own plea of guilty as a result of the evidence presented before court which was captured on a video clip while torturing Claire Tumwekwase. She has therefore been sentenced to 40 years […]
The State Minister for Youth and Children, Balaam Barugahara, has called upon the Uganda Police Force to intervene in the ongoing clashes of gangs loyal to musicians Patrick Mulwana alias Alien Skin and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso. Alien Skin’s gang forcefully invaded Buganda Kingdom’s end-of-year fete and beat revellers who heckled their principals as he […]
“I am irked by parents who take their girl-children with the psychosocial problem for sterilization because they do not want the girls to give them an extra burden of a baby! This is a big crime because it denies the girls a chance to enjoy the right to form a family! The sterilization issue has been […]
The President of the East African Law Society, Ramadhan M. Abubakar has issued a statement with regard to denial of a temporary practicing certificate to Martha Wangari Karua, a prominent Kenyan lawyer, to represent jailed retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his colleague Haji Obeid Lutale. In the statement, the East African apex law body has […]
The General Court Martial has further remanded Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, to Luzira Prison until January 7, 2025, as they face charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and firearms. The remand followed submissions by their legal team, led by Erias Lukwago and Eron Kiiza, who raised several concerns, […]
As Uganda joins the rest of the World to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, celebrated on 10th December, Kasangati town council leaders have held a rights sensitization retreat at Kasangati town council in Wakiso district. In his facilitation, Wakiso Human Rights Commission chairperson, Elly Kasirye has condemned leaders who neglect observance of human rights of […]
