Sikula Oniala

Pan-Africanist, interests in China-Africa relations, Human Rights and Peace-building,

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

[The Political Baddie @KawilaEllen]

KUWAKUMBUSHA TU.
Jana iliongezeka na Bilioni mbili na zaidi...
Na unadaiwa 227,370

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

Amnesty ESARO's regional director @TigereChagutah makes an urgent appeal for the world to pay attention to El Obeid in Sudan.

Take action https://t.co/YCWnhgjfQb

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

It is great that the ICC says it reached a "breakthrough” in its investigation in Darfur. In a report issued last week, @amnesty found that the RSF committed 8 crimes against humanity & ethnic cleansing in North Darfur. It also identified 3 RSF commanders responsible for abuses.

[Katiba Institute @katibainstitute]

Court Update:
Katiba Institute, representing the Respondent, appeared before the High Court on 2 July 2026 in Safaricom PLC v. Robert Wanjala Kituyi.

The Court is scheduled to deliver its ruling on 11 February 2027 on whether the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) should be joined in the appeal. Safaricom has opposed the application.

In a further development, @mediadefence , sought leave to participate in the proceedings as Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court).

This appeal arises from the Commission's review of Safaricom's refusal to provide information requested by investigative journalist Robert Wanjala Kituyi for an investigation into possible links between Safaricom's data-sharing practices and abductions or enforced disappearances following the 2024 Finance Bill protests.

@SumayyahMokku @ochieljd

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Amnesty launched a 200p report detailing RSF atrocities in El Fasher and warning the international community that the same violations will be repeated in El-Obeid; indeed, they are repeated. Unless RSF is stopped.

Here's the link to the video of Amnesty press conference launching the report: https://t.co/hLcU88HxNe

[Red Zone 256 @redzone_256]

BREAKING NEWS: @UN Secretary-General António Guterres officially expressed deep concern over the arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detentions, and possible enforced disappearances of political and civic actors in Uganda.
Full Video 👉👉👉 https://t.co/S2di7wr2n5

[UN Spokesperson @UN_Spokesperson]

.@antonioguterres is closely following recent developments in #Uganda.

He notes with concern reports regarding the detention of political and civic actors, including cases in which the whereabouts of some individuals have not been clearly established.

https://t.co/lw0FHVzMjA

[Lauren Blanchard @LaurenBinDC]

Major international media outlets seem asleep at the wheel on this:
is Uganda experiencing a slow coup?

An important read from @KristofTiteca: https://t.co/aESG8buzQY

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

The war in Sudan is a war on civilians. New report by @amnesty documents the RSF’s crimes against humanity of murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, other forms of sexual violence, enslavement, extermination and persecution.

[Amnesty Kenya @AmnestyKenya]

Arrested in public. Never booked in the Occurrence Book. Days later, found abandoned on roadsides and in bushes, alleging torture and brutal beatings.

How many more promises to investigate before there is accountability? Kenyans deserve justice, not endless commitments. #EndEnforcedDisappearances #JusticeForOurFallen

[Sikula Oniala @Sikulandro]

#Uganda Authorities must end the erosion of human rights in the country

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

The president’s son @mkainerugaba continues his unchecked and unjust campaign of harassment and intimidation of independent media and civil society. @DailyMonitor @ntvuganda @newvisionwire @bukeddeonline @observerug https://t.co/eEzoQabjNc

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

https://t.co/fGl8oFfxWg

[Sikula Oniala @Sikulandro]

Amnesty International's submission before the EU Parliament's Human Rights Committee

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

1. Today @amnesty's @Sikulandro spoke in
@EP_HumanRights about the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania.
His message: Tanzania is at a cross-roads after witnessing violence and violations at a scale never seen before - but there's still an opportunity for change.

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Canada allows Ugandans bound for deportation to re-apply to stay

The Canadian government issued the relief on the deportation of Ugandans on the grounds that there are serious human rights violations in Uganda

https://t.co/NFX6aOioR4
#MonitorUpdates

[East Africa Law Society(EALS) @ealawsociety]

EALS STATEMENT ON THE DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO UGANDA OF HON. MARTHA KARUA, SC: A PERSISTENT CHALLENGE TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN EAST AFRICA AND REPEATED RULE OF LAW VIOLATIONS IN UGANDA

[Philippe Dam @philippe_dam]

European Parliament's @EP_HumanRights holding hearing today on human rights in #Tanzania.

MEPs should press for investigations into police's use of force, accountability for election violence & release of detained critics.

📅 Today 22 June
⏲️ 3pm CET
🔗https://t.co/hX8BNgwQOt

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

🔴 Al Arabiya English has obtained a copy of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. The document includes the following key points:

🔴 Iran and the US, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other

🔴 Iran and the US undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs

🔴 Iran and the US undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent

🔴 Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States will lift the naval blockade and prevent any interference or obstruction against Iran, and restore traffic within a maximum of 30 days to its full capacity; the traffic of ships shall be proportional to the pre-war volume of traffic on Iran’s part

🔴 The US also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement

🔴 Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, Iran will immediately take steps to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Arabian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran

🔴 The US undertakes, together with its regional partners, to create a comprehensive plan agreed upon by both parties for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran, while ensuring financing of at least $300 billion

🔴 The implementation mechanism of this plan, as part of the final agreement, will be formulated within 60 days

🔴 The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions currently facing Iran, including resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral US sanctions, both primary and secondary

🔴 Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons

🔴 Iran and the US have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran’s nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed in a final agreement

🔴 Iran and the US agree that, pending a final agreement, they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the US will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region

🔴 The US undertakes that immediately after the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the US Treasury Department will issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like

🔴 The US undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of Iran will be released and made fully available

🔴 These funds, whether held in the master account or transferred, will be used for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of Iran and will be fully available for use. The US undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis

🔴 Iran and the US agree that an implementation mechanism will be established to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the Final Agreement

🔴 Following the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and upon receipt of assurances regarding the commencement of implementation of Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this Memorandum of Understanding, and the continued implementation of these steps, Iran and the US will enter into negotiations for a Final Agreement solely with respect to the remaining Articles

🔴 The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council

[The People’s President @bonifacemwangi]

Armed, masked men abducted Al-Gaddhaffy Dit Athorbey in Kilimani on Monday night. Gaddhaffy is a Kenyan-South Sudanese citizen. He is allegedly being held at JKIA awaiting deportation to South Sudan, where he is likely to be murdered for exposing corruption in that country.

[Sikula Oniala @Sikulandro]

@AAgather @rtunguru So sorry about this ordeal, Agather. What a horrible experience