The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
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 …
Read More »Broke UHRC says it has a backlog of 1400 cases
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 …
Read More »UHRC closes file on missing NUP supporters after families decline to cooperate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has closed the files of 18 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP Party reported missing in the period from 2020 to 2023. These were part of a list of 30 persons the commission recieved from the NUP Secretariat and …
Read More »INTERVIEW: UHRC speaks out on November 18 riots
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Days to the first anniversary of the November 18th, 2020 riots that resulted into death of more 50 people, many questions remain unanswered. There are no indications that they will be answered soon. President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni promised compensation to the innocent riot victims …
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