Unwanted Witness Blog

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March 1, 2019

Unwanted Witness Welcomes Uganda’s Data protection law, Calls for enforceable regulations

Kampala, 1st/03/2019; Unwanted Witness welcomes the move by President Yoweri Museveni to assent onto the much […]
February 25, 2019

High Court Sets Judgement date for Internet Shutdown.

High court Judge Andrew Bashaija has fixed June 28 th 2019 to deliver judgment on a […]
February 23, 2019

Unite: Digital Rights advocates advised ; Digital Rights Workshop By Unwanted Witness In Partnership With Article 19

Forming a united front through forming partnerships among a cross-section of entities that advocate for digital […]
February 11, 2019

Stop Persecution of online journalists, says Unwanted Witness.

Unwanted Witness Uganda is calling to an end Police’s harassment and persecution of Independent online journalists […]
January 30, 2019

Social Media Tax : Are Human Rights Winning?

When the Ugandan government was introducing social media tax last year, it had two intentions as […]
January 24, 2019

Attorney General given one-month ultimatum in the Anti- Computer Misuse Act Petition

Two years after Unwanted Witness filed a petition in the constitutional court that seeks to annul […]
January 18, 2019

The state of Digital Rights in Uganda. Repression on the internet sprouted in 2018

The state of Digital Rights in Uganda. Repression on the internet sprouted in 2018
December 10, 2018

Uganda’s Mass Surveillance at odds with Human Rights Standards, says Unwanted Witness.

Kampala, 10th/12/2018; As Uganda joins the rest of the world to Commemorate the International Human Rights […]
December 7, 2018

Unwanted Witness Welcomes Parliament’s move to Pass the Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2015.

The Unwanted Witness Uganda is welcoming efforts by the parliament of Uganda to pass the long […]
December 4, 2018

The Rise of Data Exploitation by Uganda’s Telecom Companies.

The unbridled collection and retention of personal data in Uganda’s telecommunication sector began in 2013 with […]
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