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    UPC Urges Police Not to Relax After 10.2% Crime Decline, Calls for Stronger Community Ties

    The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has welcomed the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report 2025, which indicates a 10.2 percent decline in reported crime compared...

    UN Human Rights Chief Urges Israel to Repeal Death Penalty Law Targeting Palestinians

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Israel to immediately repeal newly approved legislation reinstating the death penalty...

    S.Africa Fuel Price Hike Signals Rising Economic Pressure Amid Global Oil Tensions

    The latest fuel price increases announced by the government of South Africa, effective April 1, 2026, reflect mounting global energy volatility and underscore growing...

    DP Demand for Independent Body to Oversee Military Investigations After UPDF Arrests

    The Democratic Party (DP) has called for the urgent establishment of an independent Military commission following the arrest of more than 20 senior officers...

    UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Deadly Iran School Bombing, Calls for Urgent Probe

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned the bombing of Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, which...

    Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers Cry Foul Over Weighbridge Removal and Market Exploitation

    Sugarcane farmers under the Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers’ Cooperative Union Ltd have petitioned the Bunyoro Kingdom, raising alarm over alleged exploitation, opaque market practices, and...

    Gangs Expand Reach in Haiti Amid Deadly Violence, UN Report Reveals

    Armed gangs in Haiti have expanded their operations into new routes and northern regions, intensifying violence marked by killings, kidnappings, child trafficking, and extortion,...

    ULS Renews Commitment to Bobi Wine’s Family, Says Lifting of Siege Changes Nothing

    The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has reaffirmed its commitment to Mrs. Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi and her family, stating that the lifting of the security...

    UN Resident Coordinator Calls on Uganda’s Leaders to Boost Local SDG Implementation

    The United Nations has urged Uganda’s national and local leaders to strengthen coordination between policy and practice to ensure the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

    Volker Türk Cautions World Leaders on Growing Racism and Hate Speech

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has urged world leaders to show strong political will in protecting and enhancing racial justice. Türk said...

    UN Expert Says Torture of Palestinians Has Become ‘State Doctrine’ in Israeli Prisons

    A United Nations investigator has condemned Israel’s prison system, accusing officials of systematically torturing Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza and rising tensions...

    CSOs Irked by Controversial NGO Suspension, Vow Legal Action 

    Civil society activists have condemned a decision by the government to suspend dozens of NGOs, calling it, ‘a deliberate attempt to shrink civic space...

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