By Witness Radio team The Magistrate court in Kiryandongo district has dismissed a threatening violence case against the eight community land rights defenders after close to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KAMPALA & KIKUUBE NEMA MUST ENSURE HOIMA SUGAR LTD RESTORES BUGOMA FOREST Today, as various actors across the globe mark World Environment Day...
By Witness Radio team A magistrate court sitting in Hoima City in mid-western Uganda has granted bail to six cattlemen but, will remain in prison due...
By Witness Radio team, Mr. Karongo Edward, a smallholder farmer in Kapapi village, is one of the dozens of local farmers slapped with multiple criminal charges...
JOINT STATEMENT Over 45 African and international organizations call on the AfDB to open spaces for civil society and communities during the Annual Meetings and beyond....
Last year’s financial results from the world’s largest fertiliser companies are now in — and it’s a shocker. Given the sky high fertiliser prices of 2022,...
“I am so moved watching the wheat fill up the hold of the ship. It was the loading of hope for so many around the world,”...
By Witness Radio team In 2002, Global Woods Limited allegedly acquired a 49-year lease on 12,182 hectares where thousands of local communities were deriving their livelihood,...
World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violations. The world’s largest grain trader, Cargill, is facing a first-ever legal...
JOINT STATEMENT Last week the European Parliament’s legal affairs (JURI) committee adopted its position on the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Amid strong pressure,...