Tag Archives: UHRC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 20 people protesting against corruption have been arrested in Kampala. They include a group of 15 students from Makerere University, who started marching from Nasser Road. However, they were intercepted at at railway grounds. Another group, of about 6 people who marched along …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has released a damning quarterly report on the state of the rule of law in Uganda, highlighting alarming breaches and concerns. The report released on Friday in Kampala exposes threats to academic freedom, undue delays in resolving complaints by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission has expressed worry about failure by the Uganda Police to tackle case of torture. The commission says the failure has contributed to a troubling pattern of torturers going free. Crispin Kaheru, a member of the commission says the lack of …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | A worrying trend is upon us. Flammable snowflake leaders have made a mockery of shame. Shame no longer lives here. Instead, brazen impunity parades its wares. Consider these three exhibits. Exhibit 1: The Uganda Media Council is responsible for regulating media as mandated by the Press and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tensions flared at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) offices Monday morning as musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, withdrew his petition challenging the Police for blocking his musical concerts. Kyagulanyi, accompanied by his lawyers Benjamin Katana and George Musisi, appeared before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A meeting convened by Speaker Anita Among with officials of the Uganda Human Rights Commission – UHRC, and the Leader of Opposition in Parliament – LOP to discuss human rights abuses and the fate of the alleged 18 missing opposition supporters has flopped. On …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC faces a backlog of 1400 cases due to limited funding. Mariam Wangadya, the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, disclosed the commission’s predicament on Wednesday, citing resource constraints that have stalled the resolution of over 1400 cases. These …

New focus is on the economy, instead of civil and political rights Kampala, Uganda | DICTA ASIIMWE | For years, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has produced annual reports with various variations of this excerpt from its 2020 report: “The government was reluctant to investigate, prosecute, or punish officials who committed …

UHRC shouldn’t be lamenting like the rest of us about human rights violators when it can bring them to order COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | I read Uganda Human Rights Commission Boss Mariam Wangadya’s article titled, ‘Let’s depoliticise human rights’ (New Vision, October 26), with mixed feelings. Of course given that …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Human Rights Commission -UHRC has summoned Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya for alleged hateful speech intended to incite violence against the Balaalo community in the Acholi Sub-region. In a video that went viral more than a week back, Olanya while …