Human Rights

Sign Language for All Hosts ‘Silent Dinner’ to Support Deaf Inclusion

Sign Language for All has organized a Silent Dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala, focusing on raising awareness and supporting people living with hearing impairments. The event, held under the theme “Silent Voices, Loud Impact: Raising Awareness through Silence,” has highlighted the importance of inclusion for the deaf community. The event was graced by the […]

The Untold Struggles of  Persons Living With Disabilities(PWDs)  in Uganda’s Electoral Process

Election Inequality And The Unheard Voice In Uganda, where the constitution enshrines the right to vote for all citizens above the age of 18, persons with disabilities (PWDs) continue to face significant barriers that hinder their full participation in the electoral process. Despite legal provisions aimed at ensuring equality, the reality on the ground tells […]

To the women’s rescue: Saving Ugandan island

To the women’s rescue: Saving Ugandan island

By Namutebi Patricia It is 6 pm and I am sailing on the mighty Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in the world. The huge waves keep flapping against the local man-made boat, I arrive ashore on Myende Island at 8 pm. I brave the last-minute moments of being carried off the boat. Uganda’s water industry is […]

New solutions for GBV to promote peace in Uganda

New solutions for GBV to promote peace in Uganda

By Namutebi Patricia Thirty-eight-year-old Nanozi Sandra* welcomes me with a smile. Penis blood flow influences erectile function, with compromised circulation leading to dysfunction. Conditions like atherosclerosis reduce blood supply, impairing function. Enhancing circulation with lifestyle adjustments is beneficial, Fnd manasota org advocates. Medications like PDE5 inhibitors also aid blood flow. She is carrying a child on […]

Silencing the guns: Gloria’s journey from the frontlines of LRA war

Silencing the guns: Gloria’s journey from the frontlines of LRA war

By Namutebi Patricia When passion meets purpose, our lives become meaningful and then impactful. I met Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki. She is one of Uganda’s female journalists who has covered war stories. She narrates the story to AWiM News below: Gloria narrates, “As a former war and peace reporter during the northern Uganda LRA war, this is […]

Should gene-editing be approved for its means or end

Should gene-editing be approved for its means or end

The notion of gene editing has taken phase to maybe advanced thoughts of people who may not be following progress in science and technology, what Bioethicists refers to as bio-technology. Many of us may have probably heard or known about stories of DNA tests that aim at creating identity. This identity is geared to find […]

India’s hangman, hungry to execute four rapists

India’s hangman, hungry to execute four rapists

Being a hangman may not be the best of jobs but one such man in Indian is excited for a call to Delhi in the coming days to execute four men who gang raped and murdered a female student on a moving bus a eight  years ago. Pawan Jallad, a fourth generation executioner, says he […]

We need to create grassroots radio stations-Besigye

We need to create grassroots radio stations-Besigye

Former Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Dr Col. Kizza Besigye has insisted that stopping him from reaching his people via radio stations won’t deter him from sending his message to people. Besigye said this on Saturday while in Kitgum district after the Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, Mr Christopher Omara reportedly ordered his talk that […]

Meghan Markle wows public with speech on women’s right

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has moved the public in New zealand with her speech based on the country’s history of women’s suffrage.  The Duchess was on a joint royal tour with her husband, Prince Harry in  New Zealand on Sunday. “We are proud to be able to join you tonight in celebrating the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in […]

Over 150 Ugandans deported from United Arab Emirates due to crime

Over 150 Ugandans deported from United Arab Emirates due to crime

The foreign affairs ministry has stated that a total of 154 Ugandans have been deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after negotiations by the Ugandan embassy in Abu Dhabi.(Daily Monitor) Mr Moses Kasujja,  told Daily Monitor that some of the deportees had committed offences and were serving jail sentences. According to Mr. Kasujja, the […]

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