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In its second day, the civil society’s demonstration to mourn corruption was interrupted by police. Kampala, Uganda | Joan Akello | The Civil Society fraternity has organized activities in the weeks to the anti-corruption week in December, beginning with: A Week of Mourning 12th-16th November 2012. It will include closure of offices …

By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party has demanded Police to return sixty five million shillings of seventy million shillings alleged given to them by Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) for security during the Zambia and Uganda foiled nation qualifier on 13th October. The party Spokesperson Jude Mbabali said  during their …

By Julius Odeke Police and other security organs have for the last four days introduced a new system that has been reffered to as by the FDC members as meant to stop people from visiting their party leader. Philip Wafula Oguttu the FDC publicist also a legislator representing Bukholi Central …

  By Pearl Natamba Gen. Kayihura, AIP Nuwabwiine,  AIP Kanyesiza cited for various abuses For all the five times I have been assaulted by police, I have never gotten the chance to see who has done so but this time around I managed to,” says Siraje Lubwama, a reporter at …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi The force should seek dialogue not revenge say analysts John Michael Ariong spent his 26 years of service as an unknown policeman but his death on March 21 has thrown the whole nation into a tailspin. Ariong’s death, supposedly at the hands of civilians, was so …

By Nathan Nandala Mafabi and Mathias Mpuuga Another example of the police working for the political interests of the NRM dictatorship rather than the security of the people We are issuing this statement on behalf of all opposition leaders and activists in order to set the record straight about the …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Twaweza speaks out about its impounded `change’  calendars Uganda police could have impounded a consignment of 700,000 calendars because they have messages of “change”, a word that is apparently anathema to the force. Twaweza, the publisher of the calendars that bear photographs of politicians and celebrities, …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Inspector General of Police and the Director of Public Prosecution have charged demonstrators in the renewed Walk-to-Work campaign with treason – attempting to overthrow the government of Uganda. Livingstone Sewanyana executive director of the local NGO Foundation for Human Rights Initiative told The Independent’s Mubatsi Asinja …

By Maya Prabhu A story of abused authority and the victimised vulnerable Helens* work environment is more dangerous than most. On the night-time streets and alleyways of Kampala, her short skirts and revealing blouses flag down cruising clients, but also attract unwanted, and all too frequently violent, attention. Crucially, Helen …