Fifteen journalists seek justices after being brutally assaulted by security forces wielding batons and electric wires. This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on 20 March 2025.

As the banner marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence was lowered, another was raised to commemorate the 75th International Human Rights Day on December 10. Between these ...

Uganda’s electoral commission has declared President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 15 elections, securing his seventh term in office with 71 percent of the vote.

New information UGA 006 / 0126 / OBS 065.1 Judicial harassment / Arbitrary detention Uganda 26 January 2026 The Observatory ...

Uganda Human Rights Commission has directed the military to release Bobi Wine’s bodyguard, Eddie Mutwe. In a statement, the Commission’s chair Mariam Wangadya warned that Mutwe’s continued detention ...

Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda Human Rights Commission has raised concern over rights violations during the January 15, 2026, general elections, citing an internet shutdown, isolated incidents of ...

(Nairobi) – Ugandan authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns that undermine fundamental rights and threaten election integrity, Human Rights ...

The state cited the need to prevent disinformation – but the ban may have increased citizens’ mistrust instead.

Uganda’s post-election climate is reshaping its booming tourism industry. Political unrest, human rights concerns, press freedom limits, and LGBTQ+ laws are influencing travel demand and investor ...