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A Kenyan and a Ugandan human rights activist who were detained in Tanzania for several days last month said on Monday that Tanzanian security officers sexually assaulted them while in custody.

A Ugandan journalist and activist who was arrested in Tanzania after attending a high-profile court hearing has been discovered at the Ugandan border,…

Their ordeal highlights the dangers faced by human rights defenders in Tanzania and there must be accountability and justice.

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | In the run-up to the 2021 Uganda presidential elections, as tensions ratcheted up, a battle-hardened journalist friend asked a French diplomat his thoughts on the growing tensions. The French diplomat calmly responded: “I hold a French passport. I will leave for the airport and be out of here in …

Agather Atuhaire was arrested alongside Kenyan anti-corruption campaigner Boniface Mwangi while attending a court hearing for Tanzanian opposition leader. Both activists were held without communication and subjected to torture.

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuahire have revealed horrific ordeals at the hands of Tanzanian police.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan warned earlier this week that foreign activists would not be allowed to interfere in the country’s affairs.

Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the hands of security forces in Tanzania this week .

Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire has narrated how she was detained and tortured by the Tanzanian authorities before being dumped at the Tanzania-Uganda border last night.

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Our biggest interest as a society is to see sexual violence cases go down. The law alone may not be sufficient, but it is important that we have one less thing to worry about by having the law properly in place and well streamlined https://t.co/gGqzuwQ4h5 #MonitorUpdates

Our biggest interest as a society is to see sexual violence cases go down. The law alone may not be sufficient, but it is important that we have one less thing to worry about by having the law properly in place and well streamlined https://t.co/gGqzuwQ4h5 #MonitorUpdates

Our leaders should work to have systems that hold the king accountable

New communication technology-enabled activist journalism needs empirical frameworks of accountability COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The recent public flaying of Agather Atuhaire, Godwin Toko and Jimmy Spire Ssentongo should be a top discussion issue for anyone involved in news media. It is discouraging that most discussion so far has centred on whether or not their organisation; …

Tables have a way of turning rather fast and in inexplicable ways

New communication technology-enabled activist journalism needs empirical frameworks of accountability COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The recent public flaying of Agather Atuhaire, Godwin Toko and Jimmy Spire Ssentongo should be a top discussion issue for anyone involved in news media. It is discouraging that most discussion so far has centred on whether or not their organisation; …

This is Agather Atuhaire’s second award in less than a year, after she won the European Union Human Rights Defenders Award 2023

Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, esteemed Ugandan professor, academic, columnist, portraitist, author, and editorial cartoonist, adds yet another accolade to his illustrious career with the prestigious European Union Human Rights Defenders Award 2024. Holding the position of Associate Professor of Ethics and Identity Studies at Uganda Martyrs University, Ssentongo is deeply committed to the exploration of ethical issues and the promotion of cultural identity within the academic sphere. Additionally, his role as an instructor in Ethics and Research Methods at Makerere University underscores his dedication to fostering critical thinking and scholarly inquiry among students.

Former Speaker Kadaga attempted to throw out of Parliament two journalists and they took the matter to court. She at least didn’t think she was above the law like the current Speaker

The exhibitions were basically aimed at holding the respective institutions accountable

He was chosen for his campaigns aimed at improving the state of public infrastructure in Kampala, health services and policing.

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Journalist, lawyer and human rights advocate Agather Atuhaire has been recognised for her work to promote the rule of law in Uganda. Atuhaire was one of 13 women from across the world who were presented with U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage Awards (IWOC) during a ceremony …

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After shaking authorities with social media “exhibitions” on the state of city roads, healthcare and security, a move on operations of NGOs has stirred the waters

Journalist Agather Atuhaire has been named the winner of the EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2023. The award, which was presented during a ceremony on 4th May at the residence of the Netherlands Ambassador in Kampala, is given annually by the European Union and Norway to recognise an outstanding contribution by a human rights defender in Uganda.

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The suspension of the DGF in Uganda led to significant disruptions in government and non-governmental projects, sparking controversy over the role of foreign funding in Ugandan politics

Author: Kansiime Mukama Taremwa LLM Candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria From late February into March 2024, a hashtag ran on X (formerly Twitter) under the designation #Ugand…

A chilling case of political repression and cross-border impunity.

Today, it is hard to distinguish the roads in Uganda’s capital city from those in some jerkwater towns in Uganda

TrustAfrica expresses deep concern over the disappearance of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan advocate Agather Atuhaire, who were last seen in the custody of Tanzanian authorities. Despite reports suggesting their release or deportation, their whereabouts remain unknown, and they have not been in contact with their families or legal representatives. We are gravely worried about their wellbeing

Agather Atuhaire was arrested alongside activist Boniface Mwangi.

Tanzanian authorities must investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, detention, and deportation of human rights defenders Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi.

Both activists recounted being subjected to ‘unimaginable cruelty’.

It is impossible to describe the magnitude of tragedy that befell Kiteezi and Lusanja in a tweet. However, the picture below captures, in part, the mountain of rubbish that peeled off on Saturday morning.

Mutukula | Ugandan journalist and human rights activist Agather Atuhaire has been found alive after days of incommunicado detention in Tanzania. Sources confirm that she was dumped at the Uganda-Tanzania border at Mutukula late Thursday night under distressing physical condition and without any formal deportation notice. Atuhaire, who had been missing since her arrest in …

Keypoints: Ugandan activist alleges rape in detention Kenyan activist Mwangi also says he was tortured Detentions linked to protest over treason case A UGANDAN human rights activist has accused Tanzanian security operatives of subjecting her to rape and torture during a secretive detention this past week, in what is fast becoming a regional human rights Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire says she was raped and tortured while detained in Tanzania over political protest

Ugandan lawyer, journalist, digital activist, and 2024 laureate of the International Women of Courage Award describes work using the digital space to expose corruption and advocate for social justice.

Ugandan lawyer, journalist, digital activist, and 2024 laureate of the International Women of Courage Award describes work using the digital space to expose corruption and advocate for social justice.

Reporting that pops up in different media, documents as proof, and crowdsourced investigations have revealed corruption.

The suspension of the DGF in Uganda led to significant disruptions in government and non-governmental projects, sparking controversy over the role of foreign funding in Ugandan politics

ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Safina Virani, a Ugandan feminist and activist, recalls a pivotal moment from about a year ago when her tweet against child marriage in the Middle East went viral. “I got bullied from all sides; Christians, Muslims, Arabs—they were like, ‘Oh, you westernized people, you American,’ because they had the assumption that …

We risk killing Agora and crucifying its founders on social media based on rumours

Spire says that during the course of his work, some of his cartoons have annoyed some people in high office and run afoul of religion.

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How Ugandan commentators are missing the story behind speaker Among’s loot of public funds THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The hashtag parliamentary exhibition has caused a storm on social media. The speaker of our parliament, Hon. Anita Among, and her apparatchik have been caught with their fingers deep inside the national pie. The scale, scope …

Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, a Cartoonist and Lecturer, is the face of online exhibitions dominating social media and aimed at exposing potholed city roads, the struggling health sector, and security issues, among others. It all started while he was driving home one evening from work and a driver in front of him hit a huge […]

In Uganda, where street protests are rarely permitted, a new online campaign has officials rattled. By using social media to expose government corruption, it’s allowed Ugandans to rally for transparency.

In late May this year, Agather Atuhaire, via her twitter account, broke the story that the Parliament of Uganda had spent a whopping Shs. 2.8billion to purchase two luxury vehicles for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. Aside from the fact that the expenditure was unnecessary – both the Speaker and her Deputy already have two luxury vehicles for their official duties, the purchase flouted all public procurement procedures, and when Parliament’s contracts committee could not approve the procurement, the members of the committee were fired and new ones immediately appointed to approve the purchase.

Prominent Ugandan activist, Agather Atuhaire is set to receive the United States Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. Established in 2007, this annual award honours women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in order to bring about positive change to their communities, often at great personal risk …

Government pushes ahead with project despite concerns over Russian contractor and potential human rights violation Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE & HAGGAI MATSIKO | As July 01 which is the new launch deadline for digital number plates in Uganda approaches, The Independent has new details about Security Minister Jim Muhwezi’s troubles in ensuring it does not …