The Uganda Human Rights Commission has raised concern over rights violations during the January 15, 2026, general elections, ...

Fifteen journalists seek justices after being brutally assaulted by security forces wielding batons and electric wires. This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on 20 March 2025.

Human rights defenders have raised concerns over the state of Uganda’s electoral process, condemning the suspension of ...

The International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court has directed the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to visit Luzira Prison and investigate the conditions under which former Allied ...

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has opened a two-day tribunal at its Moroto Regional Offices to hear human rights complaints from across the Karamoja sub-region, with many cases centring on ...

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 of ...

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 detention ...

THE OBSERVATORY UGA 001 / 0126 / OBS 003 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Uganda 14 January 2026 The Observatory for ...

The arrest and subsequent remand of Ms Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights defender and governance expert, has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s civil society. For years, Ms Bireete has been a ...