Southern Africa: Uganda Excluded From Physical Attendance At Geneva Human Rights Meetings

This development follows the closure of the Office of the UN High ... the situation in Uganda ahead of the 2026 elections, citing an "increasingly hostile environment" for human rights defenders ... Read More

Uganda: Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has come down on the side of hate, violence, and discrimination instead of standing up for fundamental rights for all,” said Larissa Kojoué, researcher at Human ... Read More

Ugandan Court Upholds Anti-LGBTQ Law but Says Some Rights Infringed

The legislation imposes penalties of up to ... health, human rights and Uganda's international reputation," Jean Pierre, the first openly gay White House press secretary, told a news briefing. Read More

2022 elections

The latest 2022 elections news from The Texas Tribune ... their successful election before a judge issued a ruling drudged up many of their past mistakes. The county clerk says her team will ... Read More

Zim’s elections now a source of fear

They are afraid when elections are coming because there are harrowing stories of political violence. So you tell us as human rights defenders that when elections are announced it is bad news ... Read More

Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejects petition against anti-gay law

Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 imposes penalties of up to life in prison ... said it contravenes Uganda’s commitments under international human rights law, including the UN Convention against ... Read More

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the situation in Haiti is 'cataclysmic'

A United Nations Human Rights Office report published on Thursday called for immediate action to tackle a “cataclysmic” situation in ... killed and 826 injured up to 22 March. Read More

Moscow distorts UN report on human rights situation in Ukraine

On March 27, Russia’s RIA Novosti state news agency published two articles about the United Nations’ most recent report on the human rights situation ... commented on the UN report on the ... Read More

2024 Elections

The Biden campaign has made abortion one of its top issues, as polling shows it is one of the few subjects in which voters place more trust in President Biden than Donald Trump. By Nicholas ... Read More

India’s General Elections, Technology, and Human Rights Questions and Answers

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has highlighted internet shutdowns, initiatives to combat “fake news ... risks to human rights that elections present. Read More