Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda)

Articles by Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda)

Joram Mwesigye, the police officer accused of assaulting a journalist, inside the courtroom , Francis Tumwekwasize

Uganda: Former police commander charged with assaulting journalist

Prosecution alleges that in 2015, Old Kampala District Police Commander Joram Mwesigye unlawfully assaulted journalist Andrew Lwanga and damaged his video camera.

Imprisoned journalist Faisal Hayyat

Bahrain must cease judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat and other Bahraini journalists

48 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to cease its judicial harassment of human rights defenders and its violation of their right to freedom of expression.

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Egypt’s Draft NGO Law Dismantles Civil Society

We, the undersigned civil society organisations unequivocally condemn the law on civic associations (non-governmental organisations) adopted by Egypt’s Parliament on 15 November 2016. The Parliament has debated and approved the bill in its entirety in record time, and referred it to the State Council for legal review (non-binding on the Parliament in this case). If […]

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Congolese journalist murdered in own home

On 15 November 2016, a group of armed men in military uniforms stormed the residence of Marcel Lubala Kalala and killed him. Journaliste en Danger has called on the provincial and judicial authorities to expeditiously investigate the matter.

Eddie Ssansa standing in the dock during the court judgment, Eddie Bindhe

Ugandan politician convicted of assaulting journalist

In a victory in the fight against impunity, businessman and ruling party politician Eddie Ssansa Luwaga was convicted of assaulting Daily Monitor journalist Shamim Jjingo Nakawooya.

Link to: South Sudanese radio station arbitrarily shut down by security service

South Sudanese radio station arbitrarily shut down by security service

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) to strongly condemn the arbitrary closure of Eye Radio station by the South Sudan National Security Service (NSS).

A newspaper vendor is photographed reading in Juba, South Sudan, 18 June 2012, REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian

African free speech network calls on South Sudan’s president to reopen newspaper

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has petitioned President Salva Kiir over the closure of the country’s leading private paper, The Nation Mirror. In September, the National Security Service ordered the indefinite closure of The Nation Mirror without any explanation.

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Wikimedia

Parliament must defend health of Turkish democracy

Over 40 organisations call for Turkey’s national assembly to end the national state of emergency, extended for three months on October 19th.