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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Uganda's Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) are facing a dire situation, with 65 per cent of them lacking access to emergency protection services, leaving them vulnerable to threats and torture.

In response to a new report supported by Oxfam detailing how oil projects in Uganda have ushered in new human rights violations while aggravating existing ones, Andrew Bogrand, Oxfam's Senior Policy ...

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 ...

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.