January 26, 2022

Parliament’s failure to regulate surveillance threatens Human Rights in Uganda.

Kampala, January 26, 2022, Uganda’s increasing adoption of surveillance technology in public spaces does not correspond with […]
November 17, 2021

Disparity in the data collection policies of some pan-African firms in Uganda raises privacy concerns

Image by Mr_Achraf taken on August 17, 2021. Free to use, no attribution required (CC0) By Nwachukwu Egbunike […]
March 29, 2021

Unwanted Witness publish a briefing for election observers on the importance of privacy and data protection in the election cycle.

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
March 14, 2021

Government urged to scrap OTT

Unwanted Witness, a vicil society group in partnership with Future Challenges, Digital Human Rights Lab have […]
July 28, 2020

Collection of personally identifiable data threatens National security and human rights: Warns Unwanted Witness

Kampala, 28th/07/2020; Unwanted Witness Uganda is deeply concerned about the likely harmful effects of the presidential […]
March 23, 2018

Ugandan Parliament rejects Government’s Shs 61b Budget request to procure CCTV Cameras and Online registration System.

Kampala, March 22nd, 2018; Parliamentary Committee on Budget has rejected Government’s  supplementary budget request of Shs61b […]
May 16, 2016

#FASTAfrica: A Message to Delegates at the World Economic Forum on Africa

“Everyone deserves to be connected to a FAST Internet — one which is Fast, Affordable, Safe and […]
December 18, 2015

Press Statement on MTN Uganda sharing Subscribers’ data with ruling NRM party for Campaigns

MTN Uganda Must explain circumstances under which it shared personal data of its 10 million subscribers […]
December 17, 2015

MTN Uganda has shared subscribers’ data with the ruling party NRM

The UW-News brief: MTN Uganda has shared subscribers’ data with the ruling party NRM to solicit […]
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