Human Rights Committee visits PAP (Parliament of the Republic of Uganda)
(Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda) Members of the Ugandan Parliament are visiting the Pan African Parliament to understudy its operations with regard to enforcement of respect of human...
View ArticleAga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda (Aga...
(Source: Aga Khan Development Network) Aga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lay a brick...
View ArticleUganda: The thin line between victim and perpetrator
Florence Ayot was nine when she was abducted from her home in Uganda’s vast and arid north. That was in 1989. She would spend 15 years with the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), trekking...
View ArticleThis 'eco stove' does more than cook your dinner
(CNN)In Uganda, more than 28 million people in the country are without electricity. To put that into perspective, the entire population of the beautiful landlocked east-central African nation is less...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese refugees struggling to survive in Uganda’s cities
If you are a refugee, then Uganda is one of the better places to be. Refugees and asylum seekers are entitled to work, have freedom of movement, and can access social services – a progressive policy...
View ArticleIs Uganda the best place to be a refugee?
The country’s unusual open policy gives refugees land, education and a chance to work – but instability in neighbouring nations is putting pressure on resources...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission
UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch’s March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda’s next Universal Periodic Review, there have been ongoing...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch's March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda's next Universal Periodic...
View ArticleMonday expected to be rainy day across the country
According to the weather forecast released by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority, the Lake Victoria Basin region that includes Entebbe, Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Jinja, Mayuge and Bugiri, is...
View ArticleIn Uganda's Small But Fast-Growing Cities, 'One Planner Is Not Enough'
Tabitha Kakuze is the only planner in Jinja, Uganda. She hopes more staff will come when the central government officially designates Jinja a "city." (Amy Fallon) JINJA, Uganda—Located on Lake Victoria...
View ArticleUganda: Police stop gay pride parade deemed illegal
ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) -- Ugandan police on Saturday prevented organizers from holding a gay pride parade on the orders of a government minister who said such an event is illegal. Police blocked...
View ArticlePlight of 11-year-old mother in Uganda reignites calls to stop child marriage
By Yasin Kakande KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As coordinator of a shelter for pregnant teenagers in central Uganda, Ritah Ssetumba has seen thousands of young girls struggling to cope with...
View ArticleUganda: End Police Obstruction of Gatherings (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) Anti-riot police fire canisters of colored teargas to disperse supporters of opposition Forum for Democratic Change during a procession to welcome their leader Kizza...
View ArticleLooming Health Shortages Spark Fears of More Maternal Deaths in Africa
As health experts stare down a looming health care worker shortage and try to find solutions, African nations say they are especially worried in the face of possible U.S. cuts to international aid. In...
View ArticleInside Uganda's war on gay men
PA Photos Comment / Reportage Inside Uganda's war on gay men Tweet Pin It By Jonathan Heaf 12 December 14 There must be no distinguishable markings on the outside of the building. Nothing indicative of...
View ArticleTraditional Healers Arrested Over Impersonation
According to Jamir Buyondo,the General Secretary Uganda Neddagala Lyayo an Umbrella body for traditional healers, the suspects have been operating illegally Three Traditional healers from Buikwe...
View ArticleThere's an App for That!
Rural Africa presents changemakers with intractable challenges across sectors, but one American investor, Grameen Foundation, believes it all comes down to access to information. Grameen Foundation has...
View ArticleUganda: Ensure Free and Fair Elections (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) Ugandan poll workers count ballot papers at Nakasero Market polling station in Uganda’s capital Kampala on February 18, 2011. © 2011 Reuters (Kampala) – The Ugandan...
View ArticleLove’s runaways: the gay Ugandans forced into exile
Banished from home and beaten, gay teenagers have sought refuge in Kenya. But instead of finding acceptance, they are treated with suspicion and contempt...
View ArticleKathryn Joyce
In 2011, a young Ugandan woman I’ll call Evelyn learned she was HIV-positive when she was six months pregnant. Her husband’s family blamed her for the diagnosis, and declared they would find him a new...
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