About us
Witness Radio Organisation (witnessradio.org) is a non partisan and not-for-profit registered network of human rights investigative journalists, lawyers, social workers using legal aid support and media leaning approaches with a main focus to promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights and development in Uganda.
Started in 2016 the organization provides legal representation and support to poor and vulnerable and land grab affected communities and uses Information Communication technology (ICT) platforms as its primary mediums to achieve its goals.
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK1 hour ago
Civil society groups at UNCCD COP17 are calling for urgent action on land rights, drought, and vital funding.
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK2 hours ago
South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast
WITNESS RADIO MILESTONES1 day ago
UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia, drawing nations together to tackle urgent issues of land, drought, and food security.
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK1 day ago
Minister Nabakooba wants special land title issuance halted
FARM NEWS3 weeks ago
Africa’s El Niño Economic Impact: $20B at Risk in 2026
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK2 weeks ago
Uganda is grappling with mounting land struggles as the needs of refugees collide with the rights and hopes of the communities that host them.
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK3 weeks ago
Researchers sound the alarm: Uganda’s oil development threatens the nation’s vital wetlands.
MEDIA FOR CHANGE NETWORK3 weeks ago
Who buys Rwanda’s smuggled coltan? The global journey of conflict coltan from DRC to the world’s electronics
Witness Radio Documentaries4 years ago
Innovative Finance from Canada projects positive impact on local communities.
Witness Radio Documentaries8 years ago
Over 5000 Indigenous Communities evicted in Kiryandongo District
Witness Radio Documentaries8 years ago
Petition To Land Inquiry Commission Over Human Rights In Kiryandongo District
Witness Radio Documentaries8 years ago
Invisible victims of Uganda Land Grabs
Resource Center
- CAN AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS THRIVE WITHOUT CHEMICAL FERTILISERS
- Land And Environment Rights In Uganda Experiences From Karamoja And Mid Western Sub Regions
- REPARATORY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE MUST BE AT THE CORE OF COP30, SAY GLOBAL LEADERS AND MOVEMENTS
- LAND GRABS AT GUNPOINT REPORT IN KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT
- THOSE OIL LIARS! THEY DESTROYED MY BUSINESS!
- RESEARCH BRIEF -TOURISM POTENTIAL OF GREATER MASAKA -MARCH 2025
- The Mouila Declaration of the Informal Alliance against the Expansion of Industrial Monocultures
- FORCED LAND EVICTIONS IN UGANDA TRENDS RIGHTS OF DEFENDERS IMPACT AND CALL FOR ACTION