By George Murumba
14th May 2012:
The Uganda parliament should significantly revise the draft Public Order Management Bill, which would drastically restrict freedom of assembly and expression, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and (more…)
NSSF to introduce unemployment benefit
By Sharon Tibenda
14th May 2012:
The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has announced plans to introduce a wide range of benefits for its members as soon as the pensions sector is liberalised. The planned products include (more…)
Land grabbing: UN issues new guidelines
By Sharon Tibenda
14th May 2012:
A United Nations-backed committee has endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines to help governments protect the rights of people, especially the poor, to own or access land, forests and fisheries. (more…)
Gay Marriage: Obama support excites homos
By Norman Miwambo
14th May 2012:
The decision by US President Barack Obama to throw his political weight behind the liberal campaign to legalise gay marriages has caused massive excitement among gay and human rights activists around the world. (more…)
G8 Summit: Obama snubs most African leaders
By Online Team
7th May 2012:
US President Barack Obama has snubbed most African leaders and only invited the leaders of Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Benin to attend the Group of Eight [G8} summit of major economies scheduled to (more…)
Sudan conflict: UN threatens intervention
By John Stephen Katende
7th May 2012:
The United Nations Security Council has called on Sudan and South Sudan to immediately end hostilities and resume negotiations within two weeks to resolve all outstanding issues, and voiced its intention to (more…)
BBC gives school pupils platform to debate
By Sharon Tibenda
7th May 2012:
The BBC World Service will, tomorrow, May 2, invite young people from schools around the world to discuss, debate and share their views on what really matters to them. In several special editions of World Schools Have Your Say, (more…)
No news is good news for Africa’s image
By Charles Ochen Okwir
30th April 2011:
On Friday April 27, BBC Africa Debate came live from the Ugandan capital Kampala. Over the last few months, the debate has asked whether Congo is a failed state, delved into the possibilities of an African Spring, discussed (more…)
Sudan Crisis: Blue Nile civilians under attack
By John Stephen Katende
30th April 2012:
“The fighting in Blue Nile has turned its people into refugees, forcing them to abandon their homes and livelihoods,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The horrific accounts of extra-judicial killings, (more…)
Uganda issued passports to anti-Bashir rebels
By Online Team
23rd April 2012:
Rebel SPLM-N Secretary General Arman
The Sudanese government has accused Ugandan authorities of issuing passports to senior officials from the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) that is fighting to overthrow President Omar Al Bashir’s government. If proved to be true, the revelation, which was published by the Sudan Tribune newspaper could worsen the simmering diplomatic relations between Uganda and Sudan. (more…)
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