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Kampala– The Uganda Human Rights Commission has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni upon his swearing-in for a fresh term in office, while urging continued commitment to human rights, justice, accountability and inclusive economic empowerment. Commissioner Shifra Lukwago with UHRC Chairperson Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya. (File photo) In a statement dated May 11, 2026, UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya said “This moment is both …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni upon his swearing-in for a fresh presidential term, while urging his administration to deepen respect for human rights, accountability, and inclusive economic empowerment.   In a statement dated May 11, 2026, UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya described the inauguration as “both significant and symbolic,” saying it renews …

By Kasirye Ronald | The Hoima Post Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called on the international community to impose targeted sanctions on President Yoweri Museveni, his son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and top government officials, citing alleged human rights violations and political repression.Speaking at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on 18 February …

Kyampisi Sub County, Mukono- The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Mukono District, Mr. Ddamba Henry, conducted a support supervision visit to Kyampisi Sub County and Nakifuma–Naggalama Town Council aimed at strengthening human resource management, monitoring government program performance, and assessing budget discipline. During the visit to Kyampisi Sub County, Mr. Ddamba inspected ongoing and completed government projects, including pit latrine …

Anti-Homosexuality Act has created human rights crisis in Uganda Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni , who signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in May 2023. (Photo courtesy of the BBC) Ugandan organisations advocating for LGBTQI+ rights recently spoke out in unison on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, against the growing restrictions on fundamental human rights, the systematic targeting of human rights …

Cameroon’s weak legal framework exposes users to gender-based violence online “AI is fueling new forms digital violence and being weaponized against women and girls everywhere,” says the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. (Illustration courtesy of UNWomen) In a room at the offices of Humanity First Cameroon, about 30 participants, mostly women, gathered recently for a groundbreaking conference on …

U.N. agency plans to review human rights in the southern African nation on Nov. 14. Michael Kayiyatsa, executive director of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR): “The UPR is an important opportunity for Malawi to take stock of its human rights record.” For more than 15 years, the southern African nation of Malawi has been debating — and …

Not Every Prisoner Is Guilty: Human Rights Advocates Demand End to Death Penalty | Voice of Bugerere Home Health Not Every Prisoner Is Guilty: Human Rights Advocates Demand End to Death Penalty

This afternoon, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, hosted Canada’s Defence Advisor, Colonel Todd Braithwaite, at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe. Their discussions centered on strengthening Uganda–Canada military ties, including Uganda’s potential participation in Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP). On the surface, this meeting might appear as a diplomatic step forward—two nations pledging …

By Alexander Luyima The recent meeting between Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and Canada’s Defence Advisor to Uganda, Colonel Todd Braithwaite, has once again raised alarm among human rights defenders. While the official agenda framed the talks as an opportunity to strengthen Uganda–Canada military cooperation, the meeting was striking for what it excluded: Uganda’s human rights …