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Government Moves Swiftly To Shut Down Deadly Kaabong Gold Rush Site After Three Miners Buried Alive

Government Moves Swiftly To Shut Down Deadly Kaabong Gold Rush Site After Three Miners Buried Alive

Viewers: 30,004 By Spy Uganda Kaabong District—The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has taken decisive action to halt illegal gold mining operations in Loyoro Sub-county, Kaabong District, following a fatal pit collapse that left three artisanal miners buried alive, underscoring the deadly consequences of Uganda’s illegal gold rushes. A high-level joint enforcement and inspection team comprising of officials …

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Uganda orders LGBTQ rights organization to shut down

Anthony Masake, new executive director of Chapter Four Uganda. (Photo courtesy of X / Twitter)

Seven human rights groups were ordered shut ahead of Ugandan elections Anthony Masake, executive director of Chapter Four Uganda. (Photo courtesy of X / Twitter) Chapter Four Uganda—a respected, non-partisan human rights organization known for defending marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ people—has been ordered to cease operations by the Ugandan government, along with six other human rights organizations. Uganda’s National Bureau …

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