Alerts(2014)

Bukomansimbi, 6th/August/2014, five people have been arrested in Bukomansimbi over violent assault of a Vision Group journalist Dickson Mutebi. He…

Kampala, 30th/July/2014; a magistrate’s court at the Law Development Center at Makerere in Kampala has granted a cash bail to…

Hoima, 24th/July/2014; On 23/July/2014 an armed policeman in Hoima assaulted Geoffrey Tumwesigye a journalist working for Bunyoro television and Liberty…

Kampala, 23rd July 2014; A former student of Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, Vanessa Nimukunda has pinned her former teacher,…

Kiryandongo, 21st/July/2014; two Vision Group journalists were arrested while on duty by the district chairperson for Kiryandongo, Ben Moro, on…

10th July 2014 Press Statement: For Immediate Release ‘JOURNALIST DRAGS SENIOR POLICE COMMANDER/ OFFICER TO COURT OVER ASSAULT.’ Human Rights…

10th July 2014 HRNJ-U Statement: Computer Misuse Act 2011 The Computer Misuse Act, 2011 is a major threat to digital…

Statement by the National Coordinator for HRNJ-Uganda, Mr. Robert Ssempala, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,…

Gulu, 18th/June/2014; a female journalist hosting a daily morning radio program was arrested at gunpoint in Gulu by three police…

The Situation of human rights defenders in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities for Journalists Ms. Margaret Sekaggya Executive Director, Human Rights…