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Uganda 

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...
Uganda 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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...