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Industrialist Pankaj Oswal claims daughter illegally imprisoned in Uganda

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Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention

Tue, 15 October East Africa 64
Uganda: Kiswahili Council Bill hits another hurdle over ownership

Tue, 15 October East Africa 63
Ruto's adviser at the centre of controversial Adani-JKIA saga

Tue, 15 October East Africa 66

Industrialist Pankaj Oswal claims daughter illegally imprisoned in Uganda
Vasundhara Oswal has been in prison since October 1, the family claims. Pankaj Oswal claims his daughter Vasundhara has been…
Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention
By Human Rights Watch An illustration of the “Yordani”, a torture site within Nyarugenge and Rubavu prisons in Rwanda where…
Uganda: Kiswahili Council Bill hits another hurdle over ownership
The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, observed that when the Bill was brought before Parliament, it was not…

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