Many young Ugandans hear the term human rights but few fully understand what those rights mean in everyday life. This gap in civic knowledge leaves them feeling powerless and disconnected from systems meant to protect them. The Civic Classroom is a weekly civic education series designed to break down complex ideas about human rights, governance & citizenship into simple, relatable conversations. My main audience is young people in Uganda, many of whom spend a significant amount of time on TikTok. By bringing civic education to the platforms young people already use, the goal is to make information about rights more accessible and engaging. An informed generation is better equipped to speak up, participate and peacefully challenge repression and authoritarianism. #CivicEducation #HumanRights #YouthEngagement #Democracy #TheCivicClassroom

But does @KagutaMuseveni see what his son @mkainerugaba is doing? Is he happy about all this? Where’s the @JudiciaryUG ? Is this what Museveni fought for? When is this impunity ending?

☕ As we begin week 2 of #HRDAP, we reflect on last Friday’s breakfast discussion with NGO and HRDAP participants and @hickspeggy from #OHCHR A valuable exchange on human rights challenges, international mechanisms, and the work of defenders worldwide. A warm thank you to all! @KobusingyeNora

👥 2026 #HRDAP cohort At ISHR, we welcome 12 human rights defenders from 11 countries 🌍 They continue their training and engage with international human rights mechanisms. Proud to support their work ✊ @KobusingyeNora

Welcome to Geneva! The in-person phase of ISHR’s #HRDAP begins this week. 12 human rights defenders will join intensive training, meet #UN experts, and engage with international human rights mechanisms. This year focuses on racial justice & democratic backsliding @KobusingyeNora

GRANTED BAIL: The President, Liberty Hamauswa, Richard Nyamandi, Takunda Mareverwa and Dylan Chisemwa have finally been granted bail by the High Court at $100 each. We remain clear, that they are innocent students, prosecuted for standing firm in rejecting Constitution Amendment Bill (No.3).

Top Leadership of NEMA responsible evicting poor from wetlands 1. Dr. Barirega Akankwasah (PhD) – Executive Director 2. Mr. David William Elweru – Commissioner, Human Resources, Administration, and Finance 3. Mr. Francis Ogwal Sabino – Commissioner, Environment Planning and Coordination 4. Eng. Leila Akello Gonasa – Senior Manager 5. Prof. James Okot-Okumu – Chairperson 6. Dr. John Ekure – Board Member 7. Dr. Callist Tindimugaya – Board Member 8. Hon. Eng. Katwiremu Yorokamu Bategana – Board Member 9. Hajjat Aphwa Kawaase Sebyala – Board Member 10. Mr. Can Amos Lapenga – Board Member

Today we celebrate the brave foot soldiers whose courage, resilience, and commitment keep the struggle alive. Happy Heroes Day.

As we await for the high court bail hearing appeal outcomes. We solemn stand in unwavering solidarity with our brothers who were arrested for just taking pictures at Mbare courts and the magistrate denied them bail. #FreeStudentActivists #FreeZinasu6

📢 SAVE THE DATE We protest not only to make our voices heard, but to defend our present & protect our future. Join us for the launch of the Global Protest Guide and learn how to plan and execute effective protests. 📅 23 June 🕑 14:00 (SAT) 🔗 web.civicus.org/ProtestGuide…

Tomorrow, they need our support again in those rotten corridors of Mbare courts! They will appear again, we hope and pray for good news, they need to be free the torture has been enough. #FreeEmmanuelSitima #FreeTakundaMhuka #FreeAllPolitucalPrisonersZW

It is this kind of selective enforcement that makes many Ugandans lose trust in public institutions. The law should apply equally to everyone not just to those who lack connections. When citizens point out this double standard, officials respond with long explanations instead of addressing the real concern. Public frustration do appear out of nowhere, it is a consequence of years of selective application of the law. You are reaping what you sowed. @nemaug @GovUganda @KagutaMuseveni @mkainerugaba

This is the TikTok video that went viral, in which a resident accused @nemaug of colluding with Gen. Salim Saleh to demolish people’s houses in the Busabala wetland. Shortly afterwards, Gen. Saleh responded, clarifying that he does not own the hotel in question. He urged citizens to exercise their freedom of speech responsibly.

Kirinya prison holds 1,900 inmates in facility built for 397. The overcrowding violates United Nations standards on prisoners’ rights #MonitorUpdates monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

Hi friends. I am well now and safely back home. Immigration officers in Amsterdam looked at me and thought I can’t have a genuine passport. They hadn’t even opened it. Held me back for so long apparently “verifying” my passport that I missed my flight. When I told them to check the passport because it has stamps and visas, they said those can be forged too. I have passed through Schiphol airport over 10 times if they had cared to look at the passport and checked my name in the system whatever doubts they had would have been cleared without undue delay and anguish. Anyway, they finished “verifying” long after the plane had left said I should be grateful they are getting me another “free flight” like they had found me stranded without a flight back home. When the “free flight” they got me was 24 hours later, they told me to either wait at the airport or figure out where to spend the next 24 hours. No explanation. No remorse. No apology. I don’t know if it was the anger or anxiety that made it very difficult to breathe or even utter a word and caused me a breakdown.. but it is very unfortunate that in 2026 there are people that still simply look at others and assume they are fraudsters or something. Luckily, good friends came to my rescue and also redeemed the reputation of the Dutch just a bit.. thanks @klup and Marnix🙏 we have already filed a complaint and raised the issue in many fora. I hope that at the very least they never racially profile any other person like that again.

Update: @AbsaUganda has refunded all my money. Ugandans should normalize speaking up against injustices.

Hello @kkalyegira tell @AbsaUganda to refund my money now, they have harassed me for 6 months through @JubileeInsUG Stop stealing from Ugandans, and today you guys stole from an activist. Mutekeko sente zange oba nzije mbeyambulire?

How people who have committed no crime are being carried away and treated like terrorists in their own country baffles me. Meanwhile, foreigners are being awarded ministerial positions. #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersUg

Cls. Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro and 20 other comrades on the unlawful drill charges have been denied bail by Kanyanya magistrates court this afternoon 💔