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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)...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Government minister punches female TV journalist, dragged to police
Originally issued by the hrnj-uganda on March 24, 2016
Member of Parliament for Katikamu North Constituency and currently a Minister without Portfolio in the Ugandan...
Uganda Access To Information
Uganda: Seven Journalists Attacked as Police and Army look on.
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on March 7, 2016.
Rowdy supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters on March 04, 2016...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Female journalist covering opposition leader arrested by police
Remmy Bahati a journalist with NBS Television was arrested on March 1, 2016, by the Uganda Police Force as she relayed live events that...
Uganda Access To Information
Media clamp down as Police Arrest Six Journalists in Ugandan suburbs
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 29, 2016.
Uganda Police has on Monday February 29, 2016, arrested a total of eight (8)...