Category:

Civic Space Index: Clawback clauses and impunity stifling freedoms

The Uganda: Civic Space Index, 2021 provides a snapshot of the state of civic space in Uganda, especially in as far as it impacts on the work of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community Based Organizations (CBO). The findings are based on the lived experiences and perceptions of the respondents who majorly […]

Continue reading
Posted On : Published By : Guest Writer
Category:

Eight journalists beaten on orders of military officer at UN Human Rights office

Image by Nicholas Bamulanzeki At least eight journalists were beaten and injured on Wednesday by security forces deployed at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Kololo, Kampala.  The journalists were there to cover former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi who was delivering a petition to the body to take […]

Continue reading
Posted On : Published By : Clare Muhindo