Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch ...

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 ...

When Uganda enacted its draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, there were dire warnings. ... Human Rights Watch is on the front lines, documenting abuses and speaking out for justice.

As Uganda prepares to present its progress report on the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2022 recommendations, the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has called on civil ...

The European Union claims to stand up for human rights, the rule of law, transparency in government and peaceful, democratic elections. Yet in recent years it has allowed one of its partners ...

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 gaps in areas such as mental ...

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has faulted the government for allegedly deporting its senior legal advisor to ...

These efforts earned him a nomination for the European Union Human Rights Defender of the Year Award in 2022, as well as an award for Central Uganda Human Rights Defender of the year. In November 2024 ...

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 ...

The report extensively documents an uptick in state repression of human rights defenders in 2024. SEE REPORT HERE. Paris, Kampala, 12 December 2024. The accelerating construction of the EACOP, Tilenga ...

When Uganda enacted its draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, there were dire warnings. ... Human Rights Watch is on the front lines, documenting abuses and speaking out for justice.