Political Prisoners
Political Prisoners Tracker
Treason, Misprision of Treason, and Security and weapons offences.

Rt. Col. Kizza Besigye
Besigye’s health condition has continued to decline and he is in and out of hospital.

Mr Obeid Lutale
Obeid was Besigye’s personal aid and abducted with him in Nairobi in November, 2024.
Misprision of Treason

Erias Lukwago
Erias Lukwago is struggling with ill-health in jail and has twice applied for bail on this account.

Samuel Makhoha
Samuel was abducted at Entebbe Airport on his way from a conference in Ethiopia.
Unlawful Drilling

Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro
Alex is the deputy spokesperson of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party.

Edward Ssebufu aka Eddy Mutwe
Edward was abducted by Ugandan state operatives on April 27, 2025 in ...

Achileo Kivumbi
Achileo was first abducted on August 1, 2024 and held by the then Chieftaincy of Military ...

Sharif Lukenge
Sharif was abducted in late August 2025, held incommunicado for about two weeks and then formally charged and remanded to Luzira on September 8, 2025 where he remains.

Tonny Kawesi
Tonny was abducted in late August 2025, held incommunicado for about two weeks and then formally charged and remanded to Luzira on September 8, 2025 where he remains.

Doreen Kaija
Doreen was the administrator of National Unity Platform’s leadership school in Kamwokya. Her arrest and charge stem from her roles at the school.

Olivia Lutaaya
Olivia was first abducted in May 2021 and held incommunicado and later charged at the military court in Makindye.
Prison: Kitalya Mini Max and Luzira
Prison: Kitalya Mini Max

Anthony Agaba aka Bobi Young
Spreading hateful propaganda against the government of Uganda. Anthony has been arrested several times, never convicted but then kept in jail for very long periods of time.
Date of Detention: February 3, 2026

Male Mabirizi
A known critic of the Ugandan government and judicial officers in particular, Male was first arrested on February 21, 2022 and convicted for a similar charge, served 18-months in jail, then released. Since his most recent arrest, he has spent the time required for mandatory bail, but the court has denied him bail more than once.
Prison: Murchison Bay

Sam Mugumya
Sam has been under incommunicado detention since he was abducted by armed men in Mbarara in August 2025. In that time, he has neither been taken to court, or gazetted detention facility let alone seen publicly. In late July 2026 a short, eleven-second video of him appeared online after several reports that he was being detained at the military facility in Kasenyi.
Date of Detention: August 26, 2025








