Tag Archives: human rights

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Karamoja have called for an inclusive disarmament process where the UPDF should involve elected and religious leaders, civil society and community leaders in order to minimize cases of human rights abuses. During the first disarmament process that ushered in a window of peace …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have said that the legacy of the former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga will be remembered for her advocacy for human rights and presiding over an independent parliament. Kadaga’s journey at the helm of the legislature came to an end on Monday when …

UN Human rights experts sound alarm over Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations have called on the government of Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on its political opponents that begun in the lead-up to the disputed January general elections and continues to suppress …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elected leaders in the National Unity Platform-NUP party have taken an oath to defend their electorate against human rights violations and fight corruption that they claim fosters poor service delivery in the country. While closing their two-day retreat at the Jinja based Nile Resort Hotel on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders under the Uganda Joint Christian Council-UJCC have expressed displeasure about the ongoing abuse of human rights especially the murder of Ugandans across the country. The leaders including the Church of Uganda Archbishop Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has said that the 2021 polls were the most violent the country has witnessed. On Wednesday, top officials from the party were appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights that is probing violence in the 2021 elections. The leaders reiterated calls …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Media owners have been tasked to be at the forefront in the struggle to end attacks on journalists by security agencies. The Executive Director of Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda, Robert Ssempala says that media owners have not made use of their influence and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ghetto Television Journalist Ashraf Kasirye has withdrawn his case seeking compensation for the damages caused to him during the just concluded elections. Kasirye who wanted to be compensated with an unspecified amount of money has today withdrawn his case against the Attorney General before …

Social instability, COVID-19, and governmental nonfeasance have made the United States an abyss of human rights abuses Beijing, China | COMMENT – Xinhua | The fine gloss that Washington has tried to put on its tainted human rights record was once again removed as the Report on Human Rights Violations in …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several voters in Bunya East constituency in Mayuge district have implicated their Member of Parliament, Waira Majegere for instigating violence against the supporters of his rival in the just-concluded parliamentary elections.  Testifying before the Human Rights Committee of parliament on Tuesday sitting at Mayuge district …