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 ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Angola’s engagement with the UPR process and its acceptance of a significant number of ...

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 violence ...

It introduced a resolution that criticised “Uganda’s undemocratic human rights regression” and supported sanctions that the US Department of State in May 2024 imposed on five former and ...

The Tilenga, Kingfisher and EACOP oil projects in Uganda have caused new harms for human rights, including labour rights violations and environmental degradation. Previously documented patterns of ...

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

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has praised Uganda’s progress in upholding human rights, highlighting the country's strong legal frameworks and institutions, such as the Inspectorate ...

A section of lawyers and human rights defenders have poked holes into Uganda’s rule of law and human rights records, saying the country has reached a state where citizens need to rise up and ...

Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Ugandan authorities to overturn a military tribunal’s decision and release lawyer Eron Kiiza, who has been convicted of contempt of court without a formal ...

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 measures taken against these organizations demonstrates once again the Uganda government’s disregard for civil society,” said Oryem Nyeko , Africa researcher with Human Rights Watch.