Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Topic: Uganda

Amnesty calls for renewal of arms embargo amid Uganda’s deployment to South Sudan

Ahead of the UN Security Council vote on the arms embargo’s renewal later this month, Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the Security Council to renew and enforce the embargo, condemning the deployment of Ugandan soldiers and military equipment to South Sudan since 11 March 2025, calling it a blatant violation of the embargo.

Militants kill 37, abduct six others in attack on Ugandan school

Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot, or hacked to death by attackers at a secondary...

Marching with Babies: Ugandan Police march to end violence against women

While a few police officers are partaking in the rape of an 8-year-old child in India, the police force of Uganda is trying to do things a little differently. Trying to balance a heavy clay pot or firewood on their heads and a baby tied to their back, four police officers are literally marching in the shoes of the women of Uganda, as a means of protesting and creating awareness against domestic violence and the rape culture of Uganda.