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September 2026 | Uganda GBV Tracker
3 indexed fatal people · 2 indexed serious non-fatal events. Reviewed 11 October 2026.
This calendar period has ended; the incomplete register remains open to late reports and corrections. This is an incomplete, nonprobability public-source register. It cannot estimate national incidence, prevalence or perpetrator distributions and must not be used to rank countries.
Counting note: fatal figures count people; serious non-fatal figures count distinct events. These are different units and should not be added together. See Methods & Data Dictionary →
Fatal people
| Stable ID · dates, evidence and sources | Person or safe identifier | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| UG-GBV-2026-004 | Nalongo Patience Ainembabazi, 33 | Fatal person |
| UG-GBV-2026-005 | Juliet Kinyoyozi | Fatal person |
| UG-GBV-2026-006 | Karamoja child · identity withheld | Fatal person |
Serious non-fatal events
| Stable ID · dates, evidence and sources | Person or safe identifier | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| UG-NF-2026-003 | Mbarara adult survivor · identity withheld | Distinct non-fatal event |
| UG-NF-2026-004 | Karamoja household survivors · identities withheld | Distinct non-fatal event |
Month and cumulative reconciliation
September: 3 fatal people / 2 non-fatal events. Cumulative from August through this month: 6 fatal people / 4 non-fatal events.
Fatal people and non-fatal events use different units. Linked survivors in one episode remain one non-fatal event. Full occurrence/discovery dates, provisional classifications, gender fields, justice status and source URLs are preserved in each linked history.
Research records outside totals
Open undated, unclassified and out-of-coverage leads. These are not additional counted cases for this month.
11 October correction note
UG-GBV-2026-006 / UG-NF-2026-004: linked household records added; September 2 fatal / 1 non-fatal → 3 / 2. UG-GBV-2026-007: October fatal person added.
Country correction history · Public change log
Month-end documentation finding
Linked household records use different units: fatalities are people; one episode affecting multiple survivors remains one non-fatal event.
Earlier dated reporting notes
The following dated notes preserve earlier reporting and follow-up. The reconciled tables above govern current counts; publication and court dates in these notes do not create new incidents.
Observatory update · 2 October 2026
Civil-society submission raises civic-space concerns ahead of Uganda’s Universal Periodic Review.
Amnesty International, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice and Stanford Law School’s International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic have made a joint submission ahead of Uganda’s fourth United Nations Universal Periodic Review.
The submission raises concerns about civic space, accountability of security agencies, electoral freedoms, freedom of expression and non-discrimination.
The Observatory records the submission as a human-rights monitoring development. Its publication confirms that these concerns have been formally placed before the UPR process; it does not, by itself, independently prove every underlying allegation. Individual incidents cited in the submission require their own verification before being entered as separate Observatory cases.
This entry does not alter Uganda’s GBV case totals.
Classification: Human Rights · Civic Space · Freedom of Expression · Electoral Freedoms · Security Agencies · Accountability.
Observatory update · 8 October 2026
Uganda — removal orders must not be confused with actual deportations
A Human Rights Watch investigation reports 2,914 final US immigration court removal orders directing third-country nationals to Uganda between January 2025 and July 2026. Of those, 2,746 reportedly followed procedures that allowed asylum claims to be dismissed without examining their merits. The report identifies only eight actual arrivals in Uganda in April 2026 in the relevant records. The 2,914 orders are not evidence that 2,914 people physically arrived in Uganda. Uganda has acknowledged a cooperation agreement with the United States. Human Rights Watch questions the adequacy of asylum safeguards; this is the organisation’s assessment, not a court ruling on every transfer. Uganda’s GBV totals remain unchanged.
Sources: Human Rights Watch investigation, 8 October 2026.
Observatory update · 11 October 2026
Mubende attacks and two separate child-abduction cases
Mubende: Reports published 11 October describe attacks on homes in Lukaya, Nsengwe and Lwengabi villages that killed three people and seriously injured five. Among those killed were an adult couple whose identities are withheld to protect surviving children; their children survived. Muhammed Mutabaluuka was also found dead. Police began investigations; suspects and motives had not been established. Pregnancy and sex are recorded without assuming a gender-based motive. Busia: a child reportedly disappeared in Busia District on 24 September; relatives received ransom demands, and her body was later recovered. Police arrested a suspect on 1 October. This is a September incident with an October investigation update, and allegations against the suspect remain unproven in court. Wakiso: police announced on 6 October that they had rescued a child allegedly abducted on 4 October and recovered a vehicle. Two suspects were arrested; a ransom of UGX 20 million was reportedly demanded. The Wakiso child survived. These three events remain separate, and Uganda’s GBV ledger is unchanged pending case-level classification.
Sources: Daily Monitor, 2 and 11 October 2026; Uganda Police Force, 6 October 2026.
