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Martha Karua smiles as she poses for a portrait wearing a colorful outfit against a black background.

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Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Unlawful Detention and Deportation of Kenyan Human Rights Lawyer

Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua’s detention and subsequent deportation from Uganda are unlawful and outrageous.

June 23, 2026

Police in riot gear stand in a row holding plastic shields. — (Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images)

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Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Election-Related Killings, Arbitrary Arrests and Torture of Opposition Members, Supporters

Ugandan security forces targeted the opposition National Unity Platform with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment amid January's…

April 30, 2026

An overhead view of a large compound surrounded by walls and fields, connected by a single road to a nearby town. — (Amnesty International)

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Cambodia: Growing Humanitarian Crisis as Escaped Scamming Compound Survivors Tell of Murder, Rape and Torture

Thousands of people who escaped scamming compounds in Cambodia are now stranded and need humanitarian assistance.

January 27, 2026

A man wearing a face mask looks at a phone outside a — (Getty Images)

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Uganda: Authorities Must Urgently Lift Internet Restrictions Ahead of Crucial Election Day

Uganda's indefinite internet shutdown ahead of elections is a brazen attack on the right to freedom of expression.

January 14, 2026

A row of riot police shields with uniformed cops behind them in heavy protective gear. — (Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images)

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Uganda: Authorities Subjecting Opposition Supporters to Brutal Campaign of Repression Ahead of Elections

Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition supporters with unnecessary and excessive force, arbitrary arrests, and torture.

January 5, 2026

A woman in a black shirt, red wrap, and headscarf sits on a wooden stool in a dirt yard facing a small concrete house with clothes hanging on a line. There are green trees around, a bamboo fence, some plants poking up in a garden, and a pile of dirt and dry leaves in the yard. — (Amnesty International)

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DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

Twenty-five years since the Six-Day War in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo, victims are still waiting for truth, justice…

June 5, 2025

Soldiers wearing camoflauge and draped in belts of bullets sit in the back of a camo-painted picked holding AK rifles and handing rocket propelled grenades to each other. — (Albert Gonzalez Farran / Stringer)

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South Sudan: Renewal of UN Arms Embargo a Welcome Move to Protect Civilians

The renewal of the UN Security Council arms embargo on South Sudan is crucial to curtailing the flow of weapons…

June 2, 2025

Agather Atuhaire, wearing a smile and a colorful printed shirt, poses for a portrait against a black background. Boniface Mwangi, also smiling, poses in a blue jacket and black shirt against a white background. — (private)

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Tanzania: Torture and Forcible Deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan Activists Must be Urgently Investigated

Tanzanian authorities must investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, detention, and deportation of human rights defenders Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi.

May 27, 2025