Screens become mightier than the sword in the fight for accountability
Ugandans turn to digital spaces to push for transparency and accountability and spotlight parliament’s excesses.
Ugandan LGBT rights group caught between a rock and a hard place
A petition by the Sexual Minorities Uganda Group (SMUG) to compel the government to register its name was rejected on the basis that it goes against “public interest.”
Citizens’ access to social services obstructed by Uganda’s digital ID system
More than 15 million Ugandans could be excluded from gaining access to essential public services and entitlements because they do not have national digital identity cards.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act silences media
An annual magazine featuring personal stories from the LGBTQI+ community is put on hold as management figure out how to keep sources safe.
Setting governance standards around health data
Uganda looks at how to navigate technology’s potential to enhance health outcomes, while ensuring patient data confidentiality and integrity.
CIPESA unpacks Uganda’s proposed new digital tax
The proposed amendments to Uganda’s tax law targeting the digital sector, will further burden already distressed consumers.
Ugandan court prioritises citizens’ rights
Despite objections from the Attorney General, Uganda’s High Court rules in favour of allowing CIPESA, Access Now and ARTICLE 19 to provide expert opinion on the country’s digital registration of citizens.
Uganda’s parliament passes severely punitive anti-LGBTQI+ law
Uganda’s parliament passes controversial law that will make it illegal to promote homosexuality, or even identify as gay. The bill also outlaws the “promotion of homosexuality,” effectively instituting a system of complete censorship on LGBT issues.
Uganda’s parliament threatens to criminalize homosexuality
The risk for Uganda’s LGBTQI+ community escalates, following months of aggressive rhetoric against sexual and gender minorities resulting in the proposal of a new and more punitive law.
Tackling gendered disinformation in Uganda
Uganda digital rights group HER Internet convened an interactive dialogue for women to share their personal experiences and to look into mitigation strategies against online attacks and gendered misinformation.
Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act remains “key impediment to freedom of expression”
Uganda’s Constitutional Court outlaws Section 25 of Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse Act for its violation of civil liberties and contravention of constitutional guarantees.
Son of Uganda’s President Museveni threatens to crush journalists
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba accuses journalists from Ugandan publication ‘Daily Monitor’ of being “terrorists”, and threatens to deal with them in vituperative tweets, which are later deleted.
Uganda’s parliament passes draconian law despite strong objections
Submissions on the implications on freedom of expression and privacy fell on deaf ears, as Uganda’s parliament passes what CIPESA describes as a regressive law on the misuse of social media and hate speech.
Taxes curtailing Ugandans’ digital rights
The multiple taxes, including those on the import of handsets and ICT equipment, as well as the use of digital services and data, hampers Ugandans from enjoying the full benefits of their online rights.