In East Africa's Tanzania and Uganda, political tensions are rising as they prepare for the next elections. Tanzania goes to ...

From 2011 onwards, Omala played a decisive role in ensuring Dr Besigye—the Opposition doyen—was confined to his home in Kasangati, Wakiso District ...

Dr Besigye remains the icon, symbol, and torchbearer of the freedom struggle, whose promise has been grossly undermined ...

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Monday signed a controversial law that permits the trial of civilians in military ...

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court ...

Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale have formally petitioned the Judicial Service ...

Winnie Byanyima says her organization has lost almost 50% of its funding, a gap that is undermining global efforts to combat ...

I met Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan human rights defender, in late May at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an event celebrating ...

IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video claims that veteran Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has been released from prison. However, the images used are old, and he remains in detention.

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, on Monday, signed a new law allowing civilians to be tried in military courts that critics said could be used against opposition leaders ahead of next year's ...

Human Rights lawyer Eron Kiiza has petitioned the High Court in Kampala to release his passport. The passport was deposited ...