It is my pleasure to be with you today. My name is Kabale Benon Kitafuna and I am a mental health and human rights advocate from Uganda. Today, I address you as Human Rights Watch’s current ...

A violent protest broke out this week at Ntare School, one of Uganda's most prestigious all-boys' secondary institutions, following allegations of homosexual conduct among students.The incident, which ...

When Uganda enacted its draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, there were dire warnings. Legal experts and human rights defenders inside the country and outside predicted it would be a ...

Wakiso District sets rights benchmark amid NRM primaries chaos. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Buganda Kingdom’s Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned scenes of violence ...

Chairperson, Commissioners, and distinguished delegates, Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to address the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ...

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has warned security agencies, political parties, and lawmakers against torture as the political season kicks off. “We honour the resilience of survivors ...

Human Rights Watch is pleased to contribute to the report of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity regarding the human right to education and the protection against ...

What you need to know: SDG3, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, seeks to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” But activists say Uganda must do more to address ...

May 30, 2025 Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide the following comments on the “ [Draft] Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (March 2025)” (hereafter ...

Uganda Human Rights Commission has directed the military to release Bobi Wine’s bodyguard, Eddie Mutwe. In a statement, the Commission’s chair Mariam Wangadya warned that Mutwe’s continued ...