Uganda news

Medical doctors, under their umbrella body, Uganda Medical Association (UMA) are seeking permission from the government to access detention centers and known torture chambers. They seek to offer specialized care and treatment to all tortured suspects.The remarks came over the weekend as medics joined the global fraternity of doctors to condemn the rising cases of torture by security forces.The president ...

A police officer who ran over his colleagues with a police vehicle had his jail sentence increased from 18 to 30 years for murder. During the incident, he killed one on the spot and left the other severely injured. The Court of Appeal also enhanced a custodial sentence of 12 years. The trial court had imposed against him 15 years ...

There have been numerous stories in the media in recent times on matters regarding the ill-treatment of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. Most of these stories are of Ugandan maids in Saudi Arabia who have allegedly gone through horrible experiences. Some of them, fortunately, returned back home, albeit with horrifying stories to tell. One of these stories is of a ...

Women with disabilities have asked government to avail them with employment opportunities so that they can also improve their standards of living. The executive director of the Albinism Umbrella Uganda, Olive Namutebi, said there is need for reasonable accommodation in order to improve the status of women with disability. Namutebi says much as they have skills, they don’t give them ...

The Court of Appeal is expected to start the process that will see at least 81 parliamentary and local council election appeals disposed of today.  The Court of Appeal is the final court to determine parliamentary and local council election disputes. The election appeals arose from the earlier decisions of the High Court in regard to the January 2021 General ...