Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday additional sanctions against Russia and the deployment of more troops to Europe as conflicts in Ukraine continue to evolve. Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Biden said the new measures will target major Russian banks, limit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has been given a week to present names of perpetrators and victims of human rights violations. This followed concerns by Members of Parliament on the Committee of Human Rights that the Commission provided inadequate information which does not meet …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices finished higher on Thursday with both the U.S. crude benchmark and Brent exceeding 100 U.S. dollars a barrel in intraday trading, as traders assessed geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery added 71 cents to settle at 92.81 U.S. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Human Rights Committee intend to visit all government detention facilities in order to investigate allegations of gross human rights violation. The Committee chairperson, Fox Odoi Oywelowo on Thursday, 24 February 2022 informed the officials from Uganda Prisons Service of the …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with leaders of several countries, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Putin had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, explaining how the situation around Ukraine is evolving. Raisi expressed understanding with respect to Russia’s security concerns caused by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The censure motion against security minister, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has collapsed with only 88 MPs out of the required 176 signing the motion. The Opposition sought to censure the minister for allegedly abdicating responsibility in the face of torture of Ugandans by security officers, detention …

IGP Ochola has been summoned to respond to allegations of human rights violations by police officers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Human Rights has given the Uganda Police Force up to 09 March 2022 to respond to allegations of human rights violations by its officers. The Inspector General of …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Vaccination rates in Africa remain the lowest in the world, as the continent is “racing towards” the target of vaccinating 70 percent of its population, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. One year since the COVAX Facility delivered the first COVID-19 vaccines to Africa, …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreed to further beef up its forces on its eastern flank near Ukraine but it has no intention of sending troops into Ukraine, NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. NATO did not have combat troops inside Ukraine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Juliet Nayiga, the news editor of UBC Radio took to the stand on Thursday afternoon as the first witness in a case in which the jailed Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya is accused of inciting violence. The state accuses Ssegirinya alias Mr Update of …