Court Defers Ruling on Sarah Bireete’s Bail Bid
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Court Defers Ruling on Sarah Bireete’s Bail Bid

January 21, 2026
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The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has deferred its ruling on the bail application filed by jailed human rights activist Sarah Bireete. Through her lawyers led by Anthony Asiimwe, the Vice President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Bireete applied for bail, arguing that she is a law-abiding citizen with

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Sarah Bireete Charged Over Voters’ Data Access
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Sarah Bireete Charged Over Voters’ Data Access

January 2, 2026
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Human rights lawyer and Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG), Sarah Bireete, has been charged with the unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data. Bireete, a 49-year-old Ugandan adult of Munyankole origin, is a lawyer and resident of Kiwango–Namwezi Village, Bukerere Parish, Goma Sub-county in Mukono District.

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Lawyer Sarah Bireete Arrested
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Lawyer Sarah Bireete Arrested

December 30, 2025
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Human rights lawyer and Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG), Sarah Bireete, has been arrested. Her arrest was confirmed by police. “My house is under siege by police and army,” Bireete wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The Uganda Police Force would like to confirm the arrest of

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