Friends and comrades, The past decade building power with you has been the privilege of a lifetime. I remember the subversive conversations we had as university students, long before systematic political change even felt possible. With the years to follow — in the forests of Amuru, the mountains of Benet, the hills of Tooro, the […]
Category Archives: Politics
Imprisoned Ugandan academic urges ‘no revolution without a feminist revolution’
Stella Nyanzi refuses to let Ugandan women be spectators in the struggle to end a 30-year dictatorship.
OUR RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK IS FAST GROWING
Over the years the rampant abuse of Civil and political rights has become the middle name of Uganda. Most of the previous regimes in Uganda had been characterized by gross human rights violations that had not been redressed. When the NRM came into power, Ugandans were hopeful that their rights would be respected as the […]
JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC
Daniel Okech is one of the scholars that scooped the Wii Otem Independent study scholarships offered by Solidarity Uganda at Wii Otem, Lira. As Steve Biko notes, the greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed and we can not stop enriching our minds with knowledge and resources that […]
CITIZENS ARREST CORRUPT OC CID IN KYERE, SERERE DISTRICT
Citizen arrests occur when ordinary people either detain criminals themselves or direct police officers to detain a criminal. In certain situations, private individuals have the power to arrest without a warrant. These arrests by citizens are subject to fewer constitutional requirements than an arrest by law enforcement officers. Whenever a crime is committed, as citizens we […]