Computer Misuse Amendment Act News Today

Robert Ssempala is a longtime press freedom and social justice advocate. He serves as Executive Director at Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda, a network of journalists in Uganda working towards enhancing the promotion, protection, and respect of human rights through defending and building the capacities of journalists, to effectively exercise their constitutional

African feminists and their allies have a steep uphill battle to fight in the culture war waged by Western conservatives.

Emboldened by the overturning of Roe v Wade, Western conservative movements are dialling up their Africa campaigns

Many perhaps would have argued that the movers lack the kind of intellectual depth to respond – or not – to criticism and insults so they need distasteful laws to protect them

Computer Misuse Amendment Act

Media groups asked Uganda's top court on Monday to scrap a new digital communications law which they said broke the constitution and crippled free speech.

Offenders also face fines of up to 15 million Ugandan shillings (about $3,900) and prison terms of up to seven years

This is only one of many attempts to stifle media freedom using legislation