Tag Archives: human rights

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran denounced as “political” the recent human rights report on Iran by the United Nations, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. “Iran constantly moves towards enhancement and betterment of human rights, and this is based on religious guidelines, not international obligations or political reports,” Kazem Gharibabadi, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga has challenged cultural and religious leaders to speak up against human rights violations in the country. Mpuuga started off his outreach programme on Friday, 22 October 2021, with meetings with religious leaders under the Acholi …

Gender equality and free expression are important to achieve, peace, democracy and sustainable development Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, according to a report by an independent human rights expert …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor George Kanyeihamba has said if Parliament pushes through President Yoweri Kaguta Musveni’s proposal of scrapping bail for capital offenders, it would be an affront on the constitution that must be resisted by all Ugandans. Speaking to the media …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, Attilio Pacifici has called upon the government to abolish the death penalty in order to enhance human dignity and promote development of human rights. Pacifici was giving a keynote address at the commemoration of the World day against the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called for equitable distribution of resources for Uganda to move forward. The Kabaka was presiding over the kingdom’s day of community service, also known as Bulungibwansi at his Mengo palace on the eve of Uganda’s 59th Independence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs to incorporate guiding principles on business and human rights into the national investment regulatory frameworks to strike balance between the investor rights and the state, according to Jane Nalunga, the Executive Director at the Southern and Eastern African Trade Institute –SEATINI Uganda. Nalunga, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to security forces to respect human rights and desist from disrespectful acts like the recent brutal re-arrest of Kawempe North MP, Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has advised the newly appointed Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC chairperson, Mariam Wangadya, to dispense justice to all Ugandans without favoritism. Owiny-Dollo made the remarks on Wednesday evening while presiding over the swearing in of the newly appointed five members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday observed a moment of silence in the honour of the late Archbishop Jonah Lwanga of the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga died on Sunday evening in Athens, Greece where he went for missionary work more than a month ago and fell ill. …