Summary: CSOs are urging the government to expedite the release of funds to allow early voter registration and display of …
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Uganda Observes International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
summary: The national commemorative event is being held at the Railway Grounds in Kampala under the theme; “Torture Free Communities …
Read More »AWAC Equips Women Human Rights Defenders with Knowledge Against Violence
Summary: The Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC) has trained grassroots human rights defenders on UN Women-supported guidelines, empowering …
Read More »Two Journalists Remanded to Luzira Prison Over Licensing Charges
Summary: Two journalists, Alirabaki Sengooba and Dickson Mubiru, from Grapevine Publications and Ono Bwiino Newspaper, have been remanded to Luzira …
Read More »Ugandan Designer’s Dreadlocks Cut in Jail
Summary: Latif Madoi, a prominent Ugandan fashion designer, is “depressed” after authorities cut his dreadlocks during his detention, says his …
Read More »Uganda’s Child Labour Crisis: Launching CLEAR Supply Chains Initiative
Summary: Child labour in Uganda has surged despite national efforts, particularly affecting the agricultural sector. The launch of the CLEAR …
Read More »Ugandan Sex Workers Facing New Wave of Killings
Summary: Reportedly, six women have been killed in Sembabule, and 15 murdered in areas of Kawempe, Bwaise, Kalangala, and Wakiso, …
Read More »How Ugandan Workers Were Tricked into Modern-Day Slavery in Myanmar
Summary: , Ugandan workers recount their journey from hope to despair, lured by promises of employment only to find themselves …
Read More »Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens HIV gains as patients fear arrest
Summary: In Uganda, LGBTQ+ individuals face barriers accessing HIV/AIDS treatment due to fear of persecution under the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Despite …
Read More »Inside the Kanungu Doomsday Cult of Joseph Kibwetere
Summary: A doomsday cult led by Joseph Kibwetere in Uganda resulted in over 1,000 deaths, with many burned alive or …
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