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February 18, 2025 Dispatches

Uganda Should Free Opposition Leader Besigye, Others

Besigye, Kiiza, Other Civilians Wrongfully Detained, Face Military Trial

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, Uganda, November 20. 2024.
January 31, 2025 News Release

Uganda: Supreme Court Bans Military Trials of Civilians

Immediately Halt Ongoing Trials of Civilians; Review Past Convictions

Kizza Besigye arrives at the Makindye Martial Court.
January 16, 2025 News Release

East Africa, Horn: Civilian Suffering in Armed Conflict

Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Impunity for Abuse

Refugees are taken in trucks
December 3, 2024 News Release

Ugandan Disability Rights Mental Health Advocate Honored

Benon Kabale Receives Fifth Marca Bristo Fellowship at Human Rights Watch

A headshot of Benon Kabale, the fifth Marca Bristo Fellow.
November 27, 2024 Dispatches

China State Bank Shouldn’t Back East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Planned Fossil Fuel Project Threatens Human Rights, Drives Climate Change

Oil drilling pipes at the Tilenga Industrial Area, which will host the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Bulisa, Uganda, October 25, 2023.
November 21, 2024 Dispatches

Ugandan Military Court to Try Opposition Leader

Authorities Should End Military Prosecutions of Civilians

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, Uganda, November 20. 2024.
November 18, 2024 Statement

Uganda: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

100th Pre-Sessional Working Group

November 7, 2024 Dispatches

Ugandan Court Hears Case on Secluding, Restraints

Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Practice

Benon Kabale, left, participates during an event on mental health awareness during the Lubowa Community and Toastmasters Mental Health Run/Walk on November 2, 2024, in Lubowa, Kampala.
July 24, 2024 Dispatches

Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in Uganda

Release Protesters, Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly

Members of the Uganda Police force arrest protesters marching to parliament during a planned anti-corruption demonstration in Kampala on July 23, 2024.
June 21, 2024 Commentary

Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Children attending a pre-primary class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda.
June 12, 2024 News Release

Uganda: Lack of Free Pre-Primary Education Creates Lifelong Harm

Ensure Universal Access to Early Learning

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June 7, 2024 Statement

Uganda: Environmental Defender Detained

May 31, 2024 Dispatches

US Imposes Sanctions on Ex-Ugandan Military Commander

Uganda Should Investigate 2016 Massacre by Security Forces

Then-Brig. Gen. Peter Elwelu of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces gives an interview at Mbarara military base, Uganda, on February 7, 2014.
April 29, 2024 Commentary

Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression

Protesters rally in support of climate activist Deanna "Violet" Coco, who was sentenced to jail for helping to block the Sydney Harbour Bridge, outside the Downing Centre court building in Sydney, Australia, December 13, 2022.
April 16, 2024 Commentary

Insurance Firms Should Shun the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

The project is already devastating local communities and will contribute to climate change if completed.

A Ugandan activist participates in a demonstration over proposed plans by Total Energies and the Ugandan government to build the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Kampala, Uganda September 15, 2023. REUTERS / Abubaker Lubowa

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