Tag Archives: Activist

Rebel control in eastern Congo puts queer people at risk, victim says Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo.   Alphonse Mihigo Ombeni, director and founder of the Congolese LGBTQI+ advocacy group Action for the Fight Against Social Injustice (ALCIS), was once again assaulted and robbed of his belongings as he left the FAN FM radio station in Bukuvu, Democratic …

NAIROBI, Kenya – In his first detailed account since his release, Kenyan human rights defender Bob Njagi has alleged that he and his colleague were subjected to severe torture and dehumanizing conditions during their 39-day incommunicado detention in Uganda, directly implicating the country’s elite Special Forces Command (SFC). Njagi and his fellow activist, Nicholas Oyoo, were finally released and dumped at …

For over twelve years, the mother of Ugandan political activist Sam Mugumya has lived with uncertainty, fear, and hope—hope that one day she would embrace her son again. In a deeply emotional statement shared this week, Mugumya’s mother recounted the long years of separation, the silence of exile, and the pain of watching her son’s life unfold from a distance. …

In a powerful and emotional interview, transgender activist Anitah Namasole has revealed how international LGBTQ+ support network Rainbow Railroad saved her life after Uganda passed one of the world’s most severe anti-LGBTQ laws. Speaking exclusively with journalist Male Deogratius, known as Tintah, on his YouTube channel Tintah Media, Anitah shared the harrowing reality of being a transgender woman in Uganda. …

Nearly a month has passed since the disappearance of opposition activist Sam Mugumya, yet Uganda’s key state institutions appear determined to drag their feet instead of seeking truth. What began as a straightforward demand for accountability has now spiraled into a textbook case of bureaucratic evasion and political indifference. On Friday, both the Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) and the Attorney …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has called for the immediate release of party activist Sauda Madada, who was arrested by police at Busia while attempting to cross into Kenya. Madada, a prominent figure in the opposition party and recently nominated as an independent candidate for the Kampala Central Woman Lord Councillor seat, was detained as she tried to cross the …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has told the High Court in Kampala that it is not holding opposition activist Sam Mugumya, who has been reported missing under unclear circumstances.   In a sworn affidavit filed in the Civil Division of the High Court on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence …