Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) is extremely concerned with the superfluous and uncalled for politicization and criminalization of the media by ‘labeling’ journalists ‘pro-Mbabazi’ to mean that they are inclined and supporters of the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi. This unjustified labeling of journalists has sent shock waves, caused panic and…
HRNJ-Uganda alert, police hunts for attacker of the deceased journalist.
Kampala, 14th/March/2014; Police in Kampala are hunting for a suspect in the death of a Vision Group photo journalist, Mubiru Royce Kakebe, who reportedly died from a tetanus attack due to injuries occasion to him by one Percy Nanyondo in January this year as he carried on with his work. Sources in police told HRNJ-Uganda…
Remarks by By Margaret Sekaggya Executive Director Human Rights Centre Uganda at Launch of the HRNJ-U Press Freedom Index Report 2013.
Journalists and the media continue to remain one of the most targeted groups of defenders all over the globe, and not just in Uganda. This report however elaborates in detail on the kinds of violations that journalists in Uganda faced in 2013, the persons responsible for these violations, the areas of specific target,and the lacuna’s…
Press statement: For immediate release
Tuesday, 04th March, 2014 Press statement: For immediate release Space for journalists to operate freely in Uganda has continued to narrow down according to the Press Freedom Index Report, 2013, an annual assessment of media rights violations and attacks against journalists released by Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda). “The increasing restrictions on freedom of…
HRNJ-Uganda alert, Court adjourns a journalist’s assault and robbery case against a security guard.
Iganga, 5th /February/2014; Court in Iganga has adjourned a case in which a Redppeper journalist, Solomon Hamala was allegedly assaulted by Kemba Azizi, a security guard attached to Accurate Security Services Ltd. Due to a high number of civil cases before her, the presiding Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi could not hear all the criminal cases that…
HRNJ-Uganda alert, security guard charged and remanded over assault and robbery of a journalist
Iganga, 22nd/January/2014; Court in Iganga on 22nd/Jan/2014 remanded a security guard, Kemba Azizi, 25 years of age, over alleged assault of a Red Pepper journalist, Solomon Hamala. This was after he denied charges of assault and simple robbery before the Iganga Chief Magistrate Susan Kanyange. Prosecution led by Aryongo Josephine alleges that on 13th/January/2014 Kemba…
HRNJ-Uganda alert, security guards who assaulted a journalist to near death still free
Iganga, 16th/ January/2014; two security guards in Iganga who assaulted a Red Pepper journalist, Solomon Hamala on 13th/January/2014, are still at large four days after the ugly incident, much as the matter was reported to Iganga Central Police Station. The guards are attached to Acurate security services limited -owned by an Asian investor. Hamala, a…