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By Amos Tayebwa — Mbarara Rwampara District, long notorious for violent elections, is once again in the spotlight as political rivals MP Julius Tusiime Karuhanga and former legislator Charles Ngabirano prepare to face off for the Rwampara East parliamentary seat in the upcoming 2026 general elections. The two candidates, who were both nominated last week, traded accusations and warnings over …

By Amos Tayebwa As political temperatures rise ahead of the 2026 general elections, Kashari South NRM flag bearer Capt. (Rtd) John Bosco Bamuturaki Tumusiime has cautioned his rivals and their supporters against acts of violence, urging them to embrace peace and mutual respect during the campaign period. Bamuturaki, the former Mbarara District LC5 Chairperson, issued the warning shortly after his …

Women and queer people face violence and discrimination across Lesotho  LGBTI pride marchers in Lesotho in 2014. (Cath Mouogo photo courtesy of Welsh Centre for International Affairs / Matrix Support Group / The Hub) An international commission of lawyers and court officials has kicked off an initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and LGBTQI+ people in the southern African …

Ugandan LGBTIQ rights group says its caseload nearly doubled last month Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum legal aid clinic in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda in 2020. A new report by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has revealed a significant increase in the number of cases in Uganda in which individuals were targeted for …

The dark secrets of a rogue police officer who slapped a young female cashier at a Shell fuel station in Kyanja have come to light, shocking Ugandans nationwide. The officer, ASP Clive Nsiima Barigye, attached to the Counter Terrorism Directorate’s Oil and Gas Protection Unit, was caught on CCTV slapping the girl twice after she reminded him about an unpaid …

Violence against queer people has become acute in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions  Cameroon President Paul Biya, 92, is seeking an eighth term in elections happening October 12. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty) By Jean Jacques Dissoke As Cameroon approaches the Oct 12 presidential election, the English-speaking regions of the Northwest and Southwest are once again plunged into uncertainty that has exposed LGBTQ …

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most popular figures in hip-hop. Combs, 55, was also fined half a million dollars. Since Combs has served …

By Amos Tayebwa, Mbarara The Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Mbarara City North Division, Jackline Kankunda, has warned Division Mayor Gumisiriza Kyabwisho and his rival Benon Mugume against fueling violence and provoking their supporters. Kankunda said the two political opponents have repeatedly turned public gatherings into scenes of confrontation, trading verbal insults and at times nearly coming to blows …

Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Map of Middle East and North Africa. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents …