#MeTooOnline: In Uganda, female politicians feel the brunt of online harassment
By Vicky Wandawa She had often shrugged them off. The nasty messages; often abusive and sometimes pornographic. However, the thick skin only held until one
Category : Human Rights
Testing limits of press freedom: Batons, tear gas will not silence Uganda’s journalists
BY VIVIAN AGABA It started out as a normal working day for photojournalist Alex Esagala. He had been assigned to cover a demonstration at Makerere
Life or death at 40 weeks: Why are women still dying during childbirth in Uganda?
BY SHANINE AHIMBISIBWE Two women that I know died this week on the birthing table. One was a friend’s sister and the other a stranger
It’s a lot we are dealing with: Uganda’s LGBTQ people on renewed homophobic attacks
BY JOHN AGABA When Uganda’s Constitutional Court annulled the Anti Homosexuality Act 2014, many gay people —who had been living under fear and contemplating fleeing
Ugandans are fighting for the right to peaceful assembly—and it’s coming at a cost
BY FLAVIA NASSAKA Dr Kizza Besigye, the former president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party watched the events of October 22, as
For Ugandan women, every pregnancy is a thin line between life and death
BY GILLIAN NANTUME Wednesday October 23, 2019 was Stella Chepkemoi’s second last day on earth. Several days before her death, Chepkemoi, who was 34 weeks
The sun is our number one enemy – Living with Albinism in Uganda
By Evelyn Lirri As a young girl growing up in rural Uganda, Fatia Nakaibale spent a big part of her childhood tiling the land together
“I did not Know I was Pregnant till Four Months” One Teenager’s Story Reveals the Price Ugandan Girls Pay in the Absence Sexuality Education.
Sixteen year-old Emily* believes fashion and design is her only hope for a better life with three-month-old baby, Precious. At the end of 2017, she
The trials Of A Ugandan Teenage Mum
Photo: Google Image BY: KOMUSANA FIONAH We sat on the veranda of the place she now calls home. She wore a large black dress with
Slavery In Oman: A Ugandan Woman Recounts Her Near Death Experience
At the start of 2017, 28-year-old Sarah had failed to find a job and her husband’s contract at Airtel had come to an end. A