Tag Archives: human rights

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) command in Karamoja has urged its officers to observe human rights and be disciplined in the course of carrying out their duties. Elias Kasirabo, the ASTU commandant for Karamoja region said that as an institution, police has paid …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent insecurity in Karamoja is now opening up another can of worms, that is minerals, human rights and land grabbing. The local councilors in the Karamoja sub-region last week grilled the state minister for energy Peter Lokeris demanding an explanation on the fate of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson has called upon the government of Uganda to punish any security officer who is found guilty of abusing human rights. Speaking to a select group of journalists in Kampala, Peterson …

United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Tuesday regretted the push by the United States for human rights-related texts in a draft Security Council resolution on the mandate renewal for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). China had to abstain in Tuesday’s voting after the United States, the …

Resolution calls for strengthened international efforts to foster a global dialogue on the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels United Nations | Xinhua | The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to designate March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution calls …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Human Rights have expressed varying opinions on the continued use of video conferencing in the courts of law. While meeting officials from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) led by the Commissioner General, Dr Johnson Byabashaija on allegations of …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of “brutal fighting” in the conflict-torn nation. “We cannot fail the Syrian people. The conflict must cease. International humanitarian law must be respected,” said the UN chief. “I …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Erasmus Twaruhukwa has denied knowledge of the use of vans commonly known as drones in the arrest and alleged kidnap of people. Twaruhukwa said that the issue of drones first came up during the last general elections. He added …

U.S. purports to walk the high ground of human rights, with its status quo displaying a different reality Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Chinese government on Monday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2021, which sheds light on the reality of a country claiming …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Uganda Law Society (ULS) wants the proposal for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination dropped and allow the public to consent to it. They propose that the bill should consider circumstances under which an individual may reject vaccination and  …