By Timothy Nsubuga
21st Dec 2011:
George Athor: Controversial in life and death
The surviving leaders of one of South Sudan’s main rebel groups, the South Sudan’s Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), have accused Uganda President Yoweri Museveni of killing their leader George Athor. In a statement seen by Uganda Correspondent, which was signed by Maj. Gen. Bapiny Monytuil, the deputy leader of the military wing of SSDM said:
“…George Athor was killed by (more…)
By Timothy Nsubuga
19th Dec 2011:
File photo: Terror in Uganda
The government of Uganda must immediately halt commission of the crimes against humanity and unconditionally releases all the citizens who have been arbitrarily detained or purportedly charged with offences that are clearly inapplicable in the circumstances, the East African Law Society has said.
In a statement (more…)
By George Murumba
19th Dec 2011:
The front cover of the book
A number of bookshops in and around the Ugandan capital Kampala have finally braved the ever looming threat of State intimidation, harassment, and possible arrest and decided to stock copies of Portrait of a Despot, a hard-hitting anti-Museveni book written by London based Ugandan Lawyer and Journalist Charles Ochen Okwir.
First launched in London on 14th May 2011, the book has the most vitriolic attacks on President Yoweri Museveni’s 26 year record in power. It also offers broad insights into how modern despots use the law as a tool of political oppression, a fact that the author says, is fully vindicated by the ruling NRM government’s recent arrest and prosecution of ‘walk-to-work’ activists Ingrid Turinawe, Sam Mugumya, and Francis Mwijukye.
“…In Chapter three of the book, [See: A Modern Despot’s Alfa Tool of Oppression] (more…)
By Stephen Komakech
19th Dec 2011: Civil servants in the northern district of Kitgum have threatened to take unspecified ‘action’ against the government’s failure and or delay to pay their salary arrears. Although the (more…)
By Dennis Otim
19th Dec 2011: The United Nations body tasked with combating the spread of HIV/AIDS and one of Africa’s largest banks have formed a two-year partnership to raise public awareness of the (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
19th Dec 2011: The UN’s Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has stressed that efforts to restore peace and stability in Africa’s Great Lakes region will not come to fruition unless the scourge of sexual violence is (more…)
By Our Online Team
19th Dec 2011: Tunisians have unveiled a statue in honour of the late fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, the man who set himself alight a year ago and whose plight sparked the so-called “Arab Spring” protests that (more…)
19th Dec 2011: For more than 20 years, President Museveni and (more…)
19th Dec 2011: In 2006, the leading Congolese opposition leader (more…)
19th Dec 2011: The year 2011 is now drawing to close. When we look back, (more…)
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