January 5, 2021

Legalizing digital technology in Uganda’s electoral process, but are privacy rights and freedoms protected?

As the voting day draws closer, government and different political actors are embracing technological tools to provide voter education, monitor and tally election results.
December 28, 2020

Unwanted Witness Condemns the Heinous Acts of Violence Against Journalists

Unwanted Witness strongly condemns the ongoing odious acts of violence and harassment meted on journalists by security operatives in Uganda.
December 18, 2020

Google must disregard the Government of Uganda’s requests intended to silence legitimate dissent

Over 20 National and International Human Rights Organisations have submitted a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking Google to disregard the government of Uganda’s intentions of further silencing dissent during democratic processes in the country.
October 30, 2020

The Inaugural Annual Privacy Scorecard Unveiled

The Privacy Scorecard is a monitoring tool that will be used to provide Ugandans with critical information on how different personal data collectors/processors comply with the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019.
October 23, 2020

Unwanted Witness Conducts an Online (Facebook Live) debate to demystify Internet-based Violence against Women in Uganda.

Kampala, 23rd October 2020; Unwanted Witness has today held an online (Facebook Live) debate on violence […]
October 1, 2020

Civil society organisation protests UCC online regulations

They said the requirement for the application, registration and authorisation threatens free speech and the right […]
September 30, 2020

Activists Want Court to Prevail over UCC as Deadline to Register Online Broadcasters Nears

On September 7, 2020, UCC issued a notice reminding all online data communication and broadcast service providers to apply for authorization or risk being blocked by internet service providers by October 5, 2020.
September 30, 2020

Don’t ignore our petition! Unwanted Witness demands quick court action against UCC’s directive on online publishers

Unwanted Witness has asked the judiciary not to ignore their petition over the recent regulations issued by the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC)’s on all online data communication and broadcasting service providers.
September 29, 2020

Judiciary must prevail over UCC’s Impunity towards freedom of expression, Warns Unwanted Witness.

We call upon the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Butera to institute the bench to handle the application for interim injunction.
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