Uganda and DRC meet in Arua to discuss cross-border crime
Arua RCC Kumakech emphasised the critical need to combat cross-border criminality affecting businesses.
Category: Crime & Investigations
VSLA: A lifeline against GBV in refugee communities in northern Uganda
Ms Florence Abao, the founder of the Village Loan Saving Association to which Kiden belongs, believes that the association has contributed greatly to reducing gender-based violence (GBV) in the refugee settlement.
Wolves’ guards arrested for murder of Ultimate guard
According to preliminary findings, the suspected murderers opened fire on the guards, killing Calvin Abia of Ultimate Security Limited.
An amok UPDF soldier killed
Maj Bilal Katamba said the UPDF sympathizes with the family of the soldier killed while on official duty and wishes the injured a speedy recovery.
Children abandoning school for booming plastic waste money
The World Day Against Child Labour was observed on June 12, 2024, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and human rights advocates around the world.
Marketplace, a classroom for a teenage boy in northern Uganda
Okello is one of the many children in northern Uganda who are putting food on the table for families.
Thomas Kwoyelo jailed for 25 years for war crimes
Kwoyelo’s defense lawyer, Henry Evans Ocheng, has stated that they are prepared to file an appeal within 14 days regarding unsatisfactory sentences.
Weaponization of the internet; path to our grave
Arthur Owor, the Director of the Centre for African Research and a human rights advocate told this publication that in Uganda, there have been a number of instances whereby the government had shut down the internet and the new media.
SFC soldier kills 3 civilians and injures 2 in Agago
The names of the deceased killed by the SFC soldier are Apiyo Sunday, 21, Akidi Santino, 47, and Ajalo Florence, 16. All are from the Paimol sub-county.
Disgruntled villager kills Acolpii army school cook
The deceased was a cook at Acolpii Army Secondary School in Pader district and had recently returned home.
Past elections and how rights were violated
Use of money, intimidation by security personnel and arrests are some of the issues that marred past elections.
Soldier extorts Alebtong family and abuses teenage members sexually
The UPDF soldier extorted a total of shs2,700,000 and valued each at shs900,000.