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Pope Leo XIV Says AI Doesn’t Undergo Experiences & Has No Moral Conscience

There’s plenty of discussion on whether current AI systems are conscious, and the Pope too has chimed in. Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope, a former mathematics major,...

REPORT: Police Top Human Rights Violation Complaints in 2025 

The Uganda Police Force has once again emerged as the leading institution in human rights violation complaints, according...

American doctor tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo outbreak

An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola amid the...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan...

Hon Crispin Kaheru: Expectations in this kisanja “no more sleep for all Ugandans”

By Hon Crispin Kaheru - Member, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). What awaits H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in...

IN-DEPTH: HOW TEENAGE PREGNANCY PANDEMIC EXPOSED UGANDA’S SRHR GAPS!

Audio 1 - Runyankore-Rukiga version Audio 2 - English version   YouTube (English) https://youtu.be/R_Z8aJ_gEnc YouTube (Runyankore-Rukiga) https://youtu.be/JaKhxi7p6Uc SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/3qSBB Uganda registered at least 644,955 teenage pregnancies in 2 years during the COVID-19 lockdown,...

IN-DEPTH: COVID-19 LOCKDOWN TEENAGE PREGNANCY PANDEMIC & URGENT NEED FOR SEXUALITY EDUCATION!

FULL DOCUMENTARY - ENGLISH VERSION (AUDIO 1). FULL DOCUMENTARY - RUNYANKORE-RUKIGA VERSION (AUDIO 2). YOUTUBE LINK - https://youtu.be/R_Z8aJ_gEnc  Uganda registered at least 644,955 teenage pregnancies in 2...

IN-DEPTH: Accountability gaps in EMYOOGA PROGRAMME

MULTIMEDIA. "Lack of Monitoring Hindering EMYOOGA programme in Mbarara as Wrong Beneficiaries Enjoy Millions".  In this in-depth story, Aaron Ainomugisha investigated the state of...

Lack of Monitoring Hindering EMYOOGA programme in Mbarara as Wrong Beneficiaries Enjoy Millions

In this in-depth story "Lack of Monitoring Hindering EMYOOGA programme in Mbarara as Wrong Beneficiaries Enjoy Millions", Aaron Ainomugisha investigated the state of EMYOOGA...

IN-DEPTH: Defiled for Ugx5000

In this story, Aaron Ainomugisha investigated how "Young girls working as barmaids were sexually abused during COVID-19 lockdown". Some being those who were previously...