Day: November 28, 2020

Museveni Accused Of Persecuting Political Opposition In Uganda

Uganda’s Minister of Security Elly Tumwine, in a statement issued on November 20th, said that President Yoweri Museveni had given police the authority of shooting to kill if protesters “reach a certain level of violence”. These protests have risen due to the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi

Farnosh Hakimy November 28, 2020

Women’s Rights Group, Equality Now, Sues Tanzania For Their Pregnant Schoolgirls Ban

On Nov 19th, Equality Now, a women’s rights group, filed a case in the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights against the Tanzanian government on its discriminatory ban preventing pregnant girls and teenage mothers from attending school. The ban, established in 2002, allows schools to expel pregnant schoolgirls and

Fatima Azam November 28, 2020