Human Rights in Uganda Archives

Justice George Wilson Kanyeihamba (1939–2025); A Towering Legal Mind, Statesman, and Fierce Guardian of Justice

Paul MurungiExecutive Profiles The Big StoryJuly 14, 2025July 14, 2025

Uganda has lost one of its most eminent legal scholars and outspoken guardians of the Constitution. Justice George Wilson Kanyeihamba, a retired Supreme Court Judge, renowned academic, human rights advocate,…

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Uganda Prisons Boss, Johnson Byabashaija over Human Rights Abuse

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & Analysis The Big StoryDecember 9, 2023December 9, 2023

Ahead of the world’s commemoration of the December 10, 2023’s 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)⏤ the landmark document enshrining human rights and fundamental freedoms for…