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ANOTHER WAVE OF STATE-SPONSORED ABDUCTIONS? How Activist Ninye Tabz was abducted 

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the reported activist Andrew Natumanya, popularly known online as ‘Ninye Tabz.’ NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Natumanya was...

Blue Community Network officially Welcomes Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM

The Blue Community Network has officially designated and welcomed another partner in Africa, Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM from Uganda. RISECOM...

Is Africa’s climate crisis a legal crisis too?

Is Africa's climate crisis a legal crisis too? States' duties under human rights law. A landmark climate case is being heard...

Human Rights Foundation Calls Out Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Immigration Officers for Harassing Ugandan Activist Agather Atuhaire

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has  called out Dutch immigration officers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for what it...

D/Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Implicated: Who is Fighting Victoria University VC Dr. Lawrence Muganga 

What began as a routine ministerial vetting quickly turned into one of the most dramatic sessions before Parliament’s...

Kisoro NRM boss arrested for defiling a 16-year-old student 

Police in Kisoro district have arrested Ramadan Ndikuyeze,the district National Resistance Movement-NRM Vice Chairperson doubling as the Central division chairperson in Kisoro Municipality over...

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...

LC1 CM’s bodyguard kills fellow UPDF soldier over housemaid

POLICE STATEMENT - RWIZI REGION, ISINGIRO DISTRICT,01/06/2022. The territorial Police of Isingiro district is investigating circumstances under which a Uganda People's Defence Force-UPDF soldier...

Masindi: Journalist shot dead

The Media fraternity in Masindi district has this morning been engulfed with grief after saddening news of their colleague's death. Gerald Aseera, a journalist attached...

Ultimatum: Leave Dr. Kizza Besigye’s home now,address commodity prices crisis

Human rights defenders, concerned leaders and other stakeholders in Mbarara and western Uganda at large have issued 2 days ultimatum to police and the...