May 5, 2026
By Unwanted Witness Kampala, 5th May, 2026 There was a time when elections in Uganda were straightforward and visible, people voted […]
February 23, 2026
Kampala-Uganda, 23 February 2026: Unwanted Witness (UW) and the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) today release […]
January 27, 2026
By Unwanted Witness 27 January 2026-Kampala, Uganda | Africa. Elections are often discussed in terms of […]
March 29, 2021
The briefing provides a starting point for discussion on how privacy and data protection can be incorporated into election observation methodology and operationalised in the election observation process
January 29, 2021
As we commemorate International Data Privacy Day, the government of Uganda has to expedite the enactment of Data Protection and Privacy regulations for effective enforcement of the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019
January 20, 2021
If Internet shutdowns are used as a blunt-force means of blocking access locally to a specific service or application, access to other unrelated services may also be impacted as collateral damage.
January 18, 2021
The use of Biometric machines was introduced in the 2016 general elections but the machines largely failed to work and the Electoral Commission (EC) which is the electoral body resorted to manual verification of voters using a voters’ register.
January 5, 2021
As the voting day draws closer, government and different political actors are embracing technological tools to provide voter education, monitor and tally election results.
August 3, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The last decade has seen an explosion in the use of digital tools in […]