More than a century since its founding, Uganda continues to adhere to a colonial-era law that criminalises witchcraft. In a compelling argument, Dr Busingye Kabumba, a distinguished law professor ...

(Nairobi) - Uganda’s new surveillance system, which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks to ...

Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is in "grave jeopardy" after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned. An increasing number of people are being ...

Under the previous bill people who identified as gay in Uganda risked life in prison Uganda's parliament has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised people for simply ...

Earlier this month, the Ugandan parliament approved a bill that many believe to be the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in history. Knowledge of the bill has gained momentum globally, with ...

A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A tough law ...

Uganda’s opposition legislators walked out of parliament mid-October over government’s failure to answer human rights questions, among them questions about people who were arrested during the ...

On March 10, 2021, the Uganda Police Force (UPF), acting on what they called intelligence to avert a planned protest in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, arrested and detained more than 60 people. Many of ...

Uganda is facing a Catch-22 as it courts financiers to bankroll its multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects, including a railroad and an oil pipeline. The landlocked East African nation wants ...

Kampala, Uganda — Human Rights Watch, the American international human rights NGO, has added its voice to those calling on President Yoweri Museveni not to install surveillance number plates on ...