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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...

The “Concocted” Report on Assaulted Journalists

Uganda’s Permanent Representative at United Nations-UN, Amb. Dr. Adonia Ayebare has come out to refute the 9th May 2022 publication by Uganda’s News Paper...

PRESS FREEDOM: SHOULD JOURNALISTS OPT FOR OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT?

A session characterized by thought-provoking questions, interesting ideas and discussion about media, safety, freedom, sustainability and other paramount issues as Journalists from western Uganda...

131 cases of media violations & abuses documented in 2021 – HRNJ Uganda

The Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda-HRNJ Uganda has today,28th April 2022 launched its 13th edition of the Annual Press Freedom Index Report...

“Forgotten & Missing” gun violence cases in Njeru Municipality

Njeru Municipality,Buikwe District,Central Uganda. This story “covers” gun violence in the world,and how related cases are handled. Most human rights violations & other injustices have...