Uganda
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police Interrogates Two Journalists over their Work
This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 15, 2016.
Two journalists have been interrogated by the Crime Investigations and Intelligence Department of the...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police ‘summons’ journalist over a Facebook post
This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 1, 2016.
Police in Moroto District, North Eastern Uganda summoned a freelance journalist, Teba Arukol, over...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Supporters of Inspector General of Police Assault Journalist
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org August 10, 2016.
A Bukedde newspaper journalist, Joseph Mutebi was 10th August, 2016 assaulted by commercial (boda boda...
Uganda Impunity
Uganda: Ruling Party Mobilisers are Remanded to Prison for Assaulting Journalists
This statement was originally published on hrnjugnada.org on August 9, 2016.
Chaos broke out at Entebbe Magistrates Court on 8th August 2016 when five ruling...
Uganda Attacks
Police Detains Two Journalists, Assaults Three Others in Uganda.
This statement was originally published by hrnj-uganda on July 25, 2016.
A Delta Television journalist Jamil Mukiibi was attacked by commercial motorcyclists (Bodaboda) as he...
Uganda Attacks
Court Sets Hearing Date for Criminal Defamation Case against Journalist
This statement was originally published by hrnj-uganda on July 21, 2016.
The Magistrates Court in Lyantonde has today, 21st July 2016, set 28th July, 2016,...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda’s Police Leadership Should Not Blame The Media for Police Brutality
This statement was originally issued by hrnjuganda.org on July 18, 2016.
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) with great concern condemn in the strongest terms,...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police Officer Apologises to Assaulted Journalists
A Ugandan police officer, Constable Pamela Agudo, who assaulted two journalists has publicly apologised to her victims. The apology follows a march organised by...
Uganda Access To Information
Regional Court Grants Permission to 20 Organizations to Join Criminal Defamation Case
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on July 1, 2016.
The struggle to strike off criminal defamation from East African statute books was on...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalist Remanded Over Criminal Defamation Charges
This statement was origninally published on hrnjuganda.org on June 21, 2016.
Waligo Sadati a journalist with Red Pepper, based in Lyantonde District has today 21st...
Uganda Access To Information
Journalists kicked out of Ugandan Parliament
This statement was originally published on Watch Dog on June 20, 2016.
Parliament has finally thrown out experienced reporters that were deemed critical of the...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda: Investigate Break-ins at Human Rights Groups’ Offices
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on June 13, 2016.
Pattern of Attacks Indicates Perpetrators Enjoy Impunity
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) should promptly, thoroughly, and transparently...