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UN rights experts condemn Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBT legislation

admin | March 30, 2023

By Kevin Githuku More calls are being made for President Yoweri Museveni to veto new laws approved by parliament, which further criminalise people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and those who defend them. The latest call is from a group of independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts who […]

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Rights activists call for arrest of bar proprietors hosting minors

Juliet Nalwooga | January 11, 2023

Some rights activists want all bar proprietors hosting minors to be arrested as more children are of late seen on social media displaying errant behavior beyond what is expected for their age. The call for action follows a TikTok torture video in which a half-naked female teenager is seen being […]

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Activists decry suppression of institutions

Prossy Kisakye | December 19, 2022

Rights activists have decried what they describe as the continued suppression of institutions in Uganda which has fueled human rights violations. Led by former ethics minister, Miria Matembe, they say key arms of government; Legislature, and Judiciary are under one man’s control which has resulted in unfair governance. She says […]

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Activists asked to institutionalize implementation of UPR recommendations

Prossy Kisakye | September 2, 2022

Human Rights defenders have been asked to institutionalize implementation of recommendations of the 3rd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This, according to Salima Namusobya, the Executive Director Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) will help promote institutional ownership and continuity. Namusobya says many times they have suffered […]