Browsing: Torture
BUTAMBALA, Uganda — Former Butambala County Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice-president for Buganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has given his first detailed…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The dispute between veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda and President Yoweri Museveni over State House aide Stephen Nuwagaba has deepened, with Mwenda publishing fresh…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to personally intervene in the case of Stephen Nuwagaba, describing the young man as a…
ENTEBBE, Uganda — Few recent stories have exposed the complexities of Uganda’s security establishment quite like that of Stephen Nuwagaba. Within months, the young man…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s High Court has awarded Shs172 million in damages to Leo Ntege after finding that he was subjected to torture and prolonged…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan human rights activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo have provided a detailed account of the events leading to their 39-day detention…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan activist Bob Njagi, recently released after 38 days in detention in Uganda, has publicly claimed that his abduction, alongside fellow activist…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition leader and popular singer Bobi Wine has alleged that the 39-day detention of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo…
ELDORET, Kenya — Two former police officers have been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of torturing a 31-year-old man to…
DAR ES SALAAM, TANANIA — Despite growing condemnation following the deportation and alleged mistreatment of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire, Tanzanian President…