• Uganda: War Crimes Trials Face Challenges
    Press release
    Jan 15, 2012

    Legal and organizational issues that have emerged during Uganda’s first war crimes prosecution pose challenges for Uganda in seeking to ensure justice for victims of the most serious crimes. Uganda’s early experience may provide relevant information to other countries seeking to hold domestic trials for serious crimes committed in violation of international law – genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

     

  • Uganda/Rwanda: Investigate Journalist’s Murder
    Press release
    Dec 6, 2011

    The Ugandan authorities should open an effective and transparent investigation into the murder of a Rwandan journalist on November 30, 2011, and identify and bring those responsible to justice. The Ugandan government should also provide protection for Rwandan journalists and other critics of the Rwandan government who are living in Uganda.

  • Obama Sends Military Support to Help Combat LRA Rebels
    Impact
    Oct 20, 2011

    Last week the Obama administration said it would send 100 US military advisers to central Africa to help the region’s armies combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a vicious Ugandan rebel group. Human Rights Watch has pressed the US government to help bring the LRA’s murderous leadership to justice, even appealing directly to President Barack Obama.

  • Regional Anti-terror Campaigns Gone Awry?
    Commentary
    Sep 26, 2011
    Before he was arrested last year in Uganda on terrorism charges, Al Amin Kimathi was hailed as an outspoken activist who challenged East African governments to conduct lawful counterterrorism operations.
  • Uganda/Eastern Africa: Human Rights Defender Kimathi Vindicated
    Press release
    Sep 12, 2011
    A Ugandan court’s decision to drop terrorism charges against prominent Kenyan human rights defender Al-Amin Kimathi is a welcome step, but the rights of other suspects in the July 2010 Kampala bombings continue to be violated.
  • Uganda: Disclose Evidence Against Human Rights Defender, Others
    Press release
    Sep 9, 2011
    The Ugandan government should disclose any evidence it claims to have against the detained Kenyan human rights defender Al-Amin Kimathi or release him.
  • 30 Years into the HIV Epidemic, Still Locked Up and Left Out
    Commentary
    Aug 4, 2011
    Worldwide, funding for HIV programs decreased last year, and UNAIDS estimates that there is a $6 billion annual gap between what is needed and what donors are prepared to provide. Until more funding is available, demanding more funds to address HIV in prisons risks robbing Peter to pay Paul. But there is a better approach.
  • Uganda: End Trials of Civilians in Military Courts
    Press release
    Jul 27, 2011

    The Ugandan government should stop prosecuting civilians in unfair military courts, effective immediately, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Military and civilian prosecutors should work together to resolve pending cases through release or appropriate retrial in civilian courts, and police should stop sending civilians to military custody.

  • HIV and TB Spread Unchecked in Uganda's Prisons
    Commentary
    Jul 25, 2011
    Uganda remains a darling of international health donors, though its incoherent approach to targeting HIV is now notable for leaving out people at risk of infection, such as sex workers, migrants, men who have sex with men, people with disabilities, and prisoners.
  • Uganda: Charge or Release Detained Journalist
    Press release
    Jul 23, 2011
    The Ugandan government should immediately release or bring to court Augustine Okello, a journalist from Lira-based Radio Rhino, who was forcibly disappeared on July 12, 2011.