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In The News
In The News

Uganda: Joint civil society statement on enforced disappearances

2021-03-17

Since November 2020, Uganda has seen a wave of arrest and detention of its citizens by security operatives in the run-up to its 2021 elections. On 4 March 2021, the Minister of Internal Affairs released a list of 177 names to Parliament of missing Ugandans in detention following arrest. Earlier, in response to a public outcry over the disappearances, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had acknowledged the arrests of 242. On its count, the National Unity Platform (NUP) reports 680 persons missing. (ChapterFour Uganda)

Media Series: Analogue Politics in Uganda’s Digital Elections

2020-10-28

Uganda is scheduled to hold Presidential, Parliamentary, and local government elections early next year. In June 2020, the Electoral Commission considered and approved a revised plan announcing mass rallies would not be allowed and encouraging contestants to use digital and electronic media including radios, … (ChapterFour Uganda)

Reject regressive clauses in Sexual Offences Bill

2021-05-08

The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill on May 4, 2021. The final text of the legislation has not been published, nor has the President assented to the law. But reports gleaned from parliamentary proceedings, committee reports, press coverage, …. (ChapterFour Uganda)