Blood & Ballots in Uganda: Powerful Leaders including Speaker Anita Among Implicated
Additional reporting by Aaron Ainomugisha. Uganda continues to grapple with serious setbacks hindering democracy countrywide, as citizens head to the polls to elect President...
When the Ballot Is Under Cyber-Attack: Crispin Kaheru on Why Protecting the Vote Should Be a Human Rights Duty
By Crispin Kaheru, Member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC. Whenever people speak of a stolen election, what often comes to mind are stuffed...
KENYA: Why Authorities blocked BBC Africa Eye’s ‘Blood Parliament’ Documentary Screening
Kenyan authorities have faced growing criticism for blocking the screening of a BBC documentary exposing police officers who shot dead protestors at last year’s...
Human Rights NGOs in Uganda Face Deregistration & Other Threats amid Accusations of Financing Youth Protests
Kampala, Uganda. Several Human rights organizations in Uganda are facing an unprecedented threats as the government has hinted at possible deregistration of several prominent...
CHILD LABOUR: HOW & WHY CHILDREN ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOLS INTO CASUAL LABOUR
Authorities and other stakeholders in Rukungiri district and most parts of western Uganda have raised concern over the escalating cases of child labour, school...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal
After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities, for him...