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New ACME Report: The Widening Gap between Uganda’s Media Laws and Constitutional Protections

CREDIT - ACME.   Uganda’s media sector faces mounting constraints from restrictive laws, expansive regulatory controls and financial pressure, according to a new report by the African Centre for Media...

UGANDA: Children’s Home Director Sentenced to 46 Years for Trafficking & Raping Young Girls

The Director of a Community Based Organisation (CBO) has been sentenced to serve 46 years in prison on...

Crisis in Journalism

PRESS RELEASE. LONDON/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent media outlets around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis, according to...

World Day Against Child Labour: 138 million children still trapped in child labour

On this year’s World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the International Trade Union Confederation-ITUC has called on...

How Trans Ugandans are building power through business

Achen, not her real name, is a soft-spoken 26-year-old from northern Uganda. She never imagined she would run...

ARE LABOUR REFORMS POSSIBLE IN UGANDA?

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hinted at possible significant reforms in Uganda’s labour sector. He said the government is preparing to engage more deeply on...

WAS KEITH MUHAKANIZI ARROGANT OR PATRIOTIC? HIS JOURNEY

Mr. Keith Muhakanizi,64, was either arrogant or a true patriot of Uganda. It really depended on whom you asked. When he appeared before Ugandan...

Statement: 2 people arrested following fire outbreak at Ministry of Agriculture drug stores

STATEMENT ON THE FIRE OUTBREAK AT MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE DRUG STORES. The territorial Police at Wandegeya Kampala has today 3/04/2022 registered a fire outbreak at...

Karamoja & cattle rustling: Security operations or massacres?

Human rights activists, politicians and concerned citizens have "quickly" come out to condemn the killings in Karamoja,northeastern Uganda amidst operations by Uganda People's Defence...

Hon Anita Among officially replaces late Jacob Oulanyah as Speaker

Update; Former Deputy Speaker Hon. Anita Among has been  declared Speaker of the 11th Parliament,officially replacing the late Jacob Oulanyah. NRM's Among,who doubles as Bukedea...