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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...

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...

Ghana Passes Tough Bill Making Identifying as LGBTQIA+ Illegal

WEST AFRICA. Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted...

DRC: Can African Commission stop the violence and eviction of Batwa people in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park?

Human rights groups continue to cry out to the international community to intervene and stop the escalating threats, violence and attacks against the Batwa...

US FORMALLY REMOVES UGANDA FROM AFRICAN GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY ACT

The United States-U.S. has officially removed Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act-Agoa, effectively ending Uganda’s...

BURUNDI’S PRESIDENT EVARISTE NDAYISHIMIYE SAYS LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE SHOULD BE PUBLICLY STONED

Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye has said that homosexuals in his country "should be stoned". Responding to a reporter's question on December 29,2023 Mr Ndayishimiye,...

UGANDA’S NEW ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT 2023: 348 MPs FACE U.S. SANCTIONS

348 Ugandan Members of Parliament-MPs and their immediate family members now face travel restrictions to the United States of America for voting in favour...