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Unwanted Witness Launches Groundbreaking Report on Surveillance Threats to Civil Society in East & Southern Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe – 10 June 2025 — Today, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe, Unwanted
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July 3, 2020
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Surveillance
Phone tapping could dampen internet growth – Report
A new report has called for better laws to police aggressive forms of phone tapping, saying
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June 9, 2020
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UW Statements
Surveillance is Prejudicial to Uganda’s Democracy, says Unwanted Witness Report.
Kampala, 5th /06/2020; Unwanted Witness Uganda has today released the state of Digital rights report in
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January 18, 2020
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UW Statements
Surveillance, censorship threaten Internet freedom and Democracy in Uganda, says Unwanted Witness
President Museveni in the command centre during the launch of the CCTV Camera command centre at
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October 28, 2019
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UW Statements
Police’s Mandatory access to personal data from hotels constitutes a data breach, says Unwanted Witness Uganda.
Kampala 28/Oct/2019, The Unwanted Witness is dismayed by a police resolution of mandatory daily access of
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May 27, 2019
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Huawei’s Low cost Technologies outstrip Human Rights in Uganda
By Richard Walusimbi While Chinese telecom giant Huawei is being crippled by the Donald Trump
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June 22, 2018
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UW Statements
President Museveni’s Unlawful Surveillance Plot Will Endanger More Lives.
Kampala, 21/06/2018; Unwanted Witness Uganda is concerned about President Yoweri Museveni’s new surveillance plan without a
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March 12, 2018
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UW Statements
UCC’s directives are illegal and do not cure the existing capacity and legal gaps in telecom regulation and data protection
Kampala, March 12th, 2018; Unwanted Witness Uganda condemns the illegal directives issued by Uganda Communication Commission
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December 16, 2016
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UW Statements
Modify the Data Protection & Privacy Bill, 2015 to make provision for an independent Data Protection Commission – Unwanted Witness Legal Analysis Report.
Kampala, 15th/12/2016; The Unwanted Witness and Cluster for Privacy in Uganda welcomes the development of the
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