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.

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 ...

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 ...

The executive director of Chapter Four Uganda, Mr Nicholas Opiyo, with the US Ambassador to Uganda, Mr William Popp, during the Human Rights Convention 2024 in Kampala November 27, 2024.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...