President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has come under intense criticism for gross violation of human rights during the just concluded Presidential campaigns.
The country’s security apparatus has been put on the spotlight, accused of systematic sexual violence and political repression targeting women following the January 2026 elections.
The Pan-African Progressive Leaders Solidarity Network made the accusations on Sunday while addressing journalists in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The Global women’s alliance detailed a list of atrocities by the Kampala regime describing the situation as “a stain on the conscience of the African continent and a direct assault on the universal principles of human dignity.”
“These are not isolated incidents, but a systematic campaign of terror,” the alliance stated, highlighting attacks that violate private spaces, bodily autonomy, and basic human dignity.
The coalition also accused Uganda government of enforced disappearances and accused the country’s Chief of Defense Forces for disregard of women.
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s public denigration of women, including derogatory online references, was condemned as “providing a greenlight for forces under his command to treat women with similar contempt, brutality, and violence.”
The alliance which called on global and continental bodies to act, appealed to President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni, urging that “your silence in the face of the UPDF’s crimes under your son’s command… is deafening. We urge you to find your voice.”
