Three Ugandan Activists Arrested After Peaceful Protest in Kampala
The activists, Praise Aloikin , Claire Namara and Norah Kobusingye, were arrested by police and are currently being held at Wandegeya Police Station.
The activists, Praise Aloikin , Claire Namara and Norah Kobusingye, were arrested by police and are currently being held at Wandegeya Police Station.
Will the pipeline really improve the lives of people in Uganda, Tanzania and other East African countries? Or will it increase inequality, worsen climate change and divide the region?
According to an internal U.S. State Department cable seen by Reuters, the countries on the list have been flagged over issues like poor cooperation with U.S. authorities, failure to take back deported citizens and weak passport or identity systems.
Uganda has lost between $586 million and $2.4 billion a year because of the anti-LGBTQ law, notably because of frozen financing, British charity Open for Business estimated last year.
Describing the horrific treatment she received, Atuhaire recalled that after being taken into custody, Tanzanian authorities stripped her down to her underwear and subjected her to physical assault.
Mwangi accused the Kenyan government of failing to intervene in his detention. “My government let me down. They sided with Suluhu’s government and claimed we were interfering with Tanzanian politics,” he said.
These three women fought not just for independence from colonial rule, but also for space, voice and respect in societies that often ignored women’s power.
HRW said in the report that police had “harassed, extorted and arbitrarily arrested and detained people on the basis of their perceived or real sexual orientation or gender identity”.
Jeshi la Uganda (UPDF) limetangaza kusitisha mara moja ushirikiano wa kijeshi na Ujerumani, likimtuhumu Balozi wa Ujerumani nchini humo, Matthias Schauer, kwa kuendesha “shughuli za kihaini” ndani ya taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki.
Ugandan authorities have confirmed that Agather remains in detention, with no public charges or access to legal support.