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Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Court Order: Defendant to be Served through Newspapers over Assault Case
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on June 8, 2016.
Court at Masaka has granted permission to serve the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Condemns Barbaric Murder of Female Journalist in Somalia
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) to strongly condemn the barbaric killing of Sagal Salad...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
AFEX Congratulates Ugandan Human Rights Group on Prestigious International Awards
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) congratulates Uganda’s Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda), on the receipt of the prestigious Lord Astor Award...
Uganda Attacks
AFEX Calls on Ugandan President to Safeguard Free Speech
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of freedom of expression organizations on the continent, has petitioned Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, calling...
Somalia Free Expression and The Law
Trade Unions Drag Somali Government to ILO
This statement was originally published by nusoj.org on May 26, 2016
The International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Committee on Freedom of Association will be interrogating a...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Recent Wave of Office Break-ins- Civil Society Organizations Demand Government Action.
This statement was originally issued on hrnj-uganda.org on May 23, 2016.
Civil Society Organizations have called upon the Ugandan Government to conduct swift and transparent...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
HRNJ-Uganda’s National Coordinator, Robert Ssempala wins EU HRDS Award 2016.
The National Coordinator of Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda), Robert Ssempala has won the European Union Human Rights Defenders Award for the year...
Somalia Attacks
Somalia: “Utter Dismay” Over Continuous Violation of Trade Union Rights- NUSOJ
This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on May 16, 2016
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today expressed utter dismay and frustration by...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda Government Bans Media Coverage of Opposition Protest
This Alert was Issued by the HRNJ-Uganda on May 6. 2016.
In a surprise twist of events, just two days after officiating as chief walker...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda: HRNJ-Uganda, Journalists win Prestigious Commonwealth Press Union Award
This article was originally posted on hrnjuganda.org on May 5, 2016.
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) on May 5, 2016 has been awarded the...
Somalia Attacks
Somalia: UN Rights Experts Raise Alarm at Growing Persecution against Trade Unionists
GENEVA (4 May 2016) – A group of four United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Somalia to halt the continuous...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Premises of HRNJ Attacked by Assailants
This statement was issued by HRNJ-Uganda on April 14, 2016
On April 10, 2016, the premises of HRNJ-Uganda were broken into by unknown assailants. The...