More than 30 environmental and human rights defenders, many of them students protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, have been arrested in Kampala and other...
Police officers detain a Ugandan activist during a demonstration on September 15, 2023, over plans to build the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Kampala,...
Parents affected by the seven-year-old land conflict in Kiryandongo District have said hundreds of their children are facing hunger and lack of education. The children have...
On 28 March 2024, the French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies celebrated its 100-year anniversary. In a happy coincidence, Total’s centennial party was spoiled by the...
Bayer’s on the ropes. It’s been ordered to pay out BILLIONS over claims its chemicals cause cancer. Its stock price has dropped to a new 18-year...
The Tilenga and EACOP oil project-affected households have expressed deep disappointment over the failure of key stakeholders in Uganda’s judicial system to grant them audience to...
By Witness Radio team. The VIII Global Conference on Family Farming has concluded with resounding commitments and actionable steps towards amplifying the vital contribution of family...
Large farmers’ protests broke out in at least 65 countries over the past year. From India to Kenya through Colombia and France, desperation has hit a...
By Witness Radio team. Close to 200 community human rights defenders and activists have paid a price for protecting the planet, land, and environmental rights in...
By Witness Radio team Two (2) community land rights defenders and 68 projects-affected persons from Kikuube district including children have been rounded up and arrested by...