Weak Cyber Laws Fail to Protect Internet Freedoms and Privacy

In a new report, Civil Rights Defenders and the Ugandan NGO Unwanted Witness provide a joint analysis on cyber laws in Uganda and their failure to protect online freedoms and the right to privacy.

The analysis is an assessment of Ugandan cyber laws from a human rights perspective that reflects on the compatibility of the provisions with Uganda’s own 1995 Constitution and International Human Rights Standards.

Download the report: Cyber Laws of Uganda.

For more information, please contact:
Email: press@crd.org, Tel. +46 76 576 27 62

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