Agather Atuhaire
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan lawyer and journalist known for her work as a human rights defender. She has been actively involved in advocating for press freedom and social justice while highlighting issues concerning women's rights in Uganda.
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Activist Boniface Mwangi and Uganda’s Agather Atuhaire were assaulted in Dar.
Jamhuri's big hero is rights defender Khalid
Kenya· 2025-12-13
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan activist who was arrested alongside Boniface Mwangi in May 2025.
Report: Kenya's safe-haven status at risk amid rising repressionKenya· 2025-12-09
Agather Atuhaire was detained in Tanzania earlier this year alongside Boniface Mwangi.
Kenyan activists missing in Uganda found safe after five weeks
United Kingdom· 2025-11-08
Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire went missing alongside Boniface Mwangi and was reported to have been tortured.
Kenya demands safety for its citizens after post-poll crackdownUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-07
In Tanzania, Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda are abducted.
Why Ruto, Museveni and Suluhu must listen to dissenting voicesKenya· 2025-10-12
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan activist who was arrested alongside Boniface Mwangi in Tanzania.
Kenya seeks Uganda's help to trace Njagi, Oyoo allegedly abducted in KampalaKenya· 2025-10-03
Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire was arrested in Tanzania and later abandoned near the border.
Bobi Wine condemns abduction of Kenyan activists in UgandaKenya· 2025-10-02
Earlier this year, Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire was detained in Tanzania and held incommunicado for days.
Kenyan activists abducted in Uganda, Bobi Wine saysUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-02
Agather Atuhaire is mentioned as a Ugandan activist who was arrested and border dumped in Tanzania.
Activists Bob Njagi, Nicholas Oyoo reportedly abducted in UgandaKenya· 2025-10-01Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire have said previously that they were tortured and sexually abused while in the custody of Tanzanian police.
Activist Boniface Mwangi declares 2027 presidential bidKenya· 2025-08-27Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, along with Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire, went missing and were later reported to have been tortured and sexually mistreated.
Tanzania's ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenya backlashUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-30
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan journalist who was allegedly abducted in Tanzania while observing a trial.
Lobby groups demand immediate release of activist Mwabili MwagodiKenya· 2025-07-26
Agather Atuhaire was detained in Tanzania, where she had travelled to attend the trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offencesUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-21
Agather Atuhaire filed a petition at the East African Court of Justice against the governments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania.
Kalonzo condemns arrest of activist Boniface MwangiKenya· 2025-07-20
Agather Atuhaire filed a case at the East African Court of Justice alongside Boniface Mwangi.
Activist Boniface Mwangi arrested - The StandardKenya· 2025-07-19
Atuhaire is a lawyer, journalist, and critic of the Ugandan government who plans to sue Tanzania’s government for illegal detention and torture.
‘We won’t let them get away with this’: activists to sue Tanzania’s government over ‘sexual torture’ | TanzaniaUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-29
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan lawyer who was detained in Tanzania along with Boniface Mwangi.
Cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania raise fear of regional trendUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-27
Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire was reportedly abducted and suffered sexual assault during her ordeal.
Tanzania dismisses human rights abuse allegations at UN forum
Tanzania· 2025-06-19
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan activist who reported being blindfolded and sexually assaulted in detention.
Tanzania blocks X because of pornography
Ghana· 2025-06-05
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan activist who reported being blindfolded and sexually assaulted in detention.
Tanzania blocks X because of pornography, says Information Minister Jerry SilaaUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-04Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire reported being sexually assaulted by Tanzanian security officers.
Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows | KenyaUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-03
Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire was detained by Tanzanian authorities.
Kenyan President Ruto apologises to Tanzania, Uganda, Gen ZsTanzania· 2025-05-28
Among them were Kenyan Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire from Uganda.
Kenya President William Ruto apologies to Tanzania over deportation rowUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-28
Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan activist who reported severe torture and abuse while detained in Tanzania.
o calvário de uma ativista de Uganda presa na Tanzânia
Brazil· 2025-05-24Agather Atuhaire was arrested and found with signs of torture after attempting to assist in a treason trial in Tanzania.
La militante ougandaise Agather Atuhaire retrouvée avec des « traces de torture » après son arrestation en Tanzanie
France· 2025-05-23
Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan journalist and human rights activist, was found in a visibly distressed condition after being reported missing following her arrest in Tanzania.
Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire found near Tanzania-Uganda border in distressed conditionTanzania· 2025-05-23Agather Atuhaire was arrested alongside Boniface Mwangi in Tanzania.
Tanzania frees activist after Kenyan government's demandUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-22
She is a Ugandan journalist who disappeared in Tanzania while attending an opposition leader's appearance.
Rede social X bloqueada na Tanzania
Mozambique· 2025-05-21Another Kenyan activist, Boniface Mwangi, and Ugandan Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Dar es Salaam by suspected military officers on Monday and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Access to the social media site restricted after police account targeted by hackersUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
Agather Atuhaire is a lawyer and human rights defender.
Women are the vanguard of justice and emancipation – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-03-29
