Sarah Bireete Freed After One Month in Jail
National News
2 min read
294

Sarah Bireete Freed After One Month in Jail

January 28, 2026
0

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has released human rights activist Sarah Bireete after she spent one month in jail. Bireete was granted bail on cash of Shs 1 million, with her sureties bonded Shs 10 million non-cash. Magistrate Winnie Nankya  is barred from leaving the country without the court’s

Continue Reading
Bireete returns as Bail Verdict Looms
News
2 min read
189

Bireete returns as Bail Verdict Looms

January 28, 2026
0

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

Continue Reading
Court Defers Ruling on Sarah Bireete’s Bail Bid
National News
2 min read
449

Court Defers Ruling on Sarah Bireete’s Bail Bid

January 21, 2026
0

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

Continue Reading
Sarah Bireete Charged Over Voters’ Data Access
National News
1 min read
442

Sarah Bireete Charged Over Voters’ Data Access

January 2, 2026
0

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.

Continue Reading
Lawyer Sarah Bireete Arrested
National News
1 min read
382

Lawyer Sarah Bireete Arrested

December 30, 2025
0

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

Continue Reading