Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday rejected any form of foreign interference in the internal affairs of his country, saying Tunisia is an independent and sovereign state that fully respects the law. “We know very well what we are doing is in full respect of the …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions EACJ over Computer Misuse Act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking to quash the recently enacted Computer Misuse Amendment Act of 2022. According to Legal Brains, the law infringes on the principles of democracy, rule of law, accountability, transparency, social justice, and equal opportunities, …
Read More »Internet shutdowns, new laws threaten freedom of expression in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalism in Uganda is being undermined by new laws which have in fact closed the right to freedom of expression. As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World Press Freedom Day, there is concern that the attack on freedom of expression is …
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