Government has been tasked to uphold the economic, social and cultural rights of Ugandans even as it pursues the campaign to transform the country’s economy. Uganda has been a signatory to the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Treaty since 1987 which mandates the country to uphold those rights. Now speaking ahead of the […]
Saudi Arabia tops a list of countries which are mistreating Ugandans working in Arab countries followed by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates according to a research by Platform for Labour Action. The June 2016 report handed over to parliament’s committee on Gender indicates that majority of Ugandans in the Middle East are victims of international […]
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Uganda say they are experiencing some levels of discrimination in the country especially in the rural areas where their role in monitoring and challenging human rights abuses and violations is putting their lives under danger. They said it is negating the Government’s intentions to build local capacity in the protection […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has once again put the Uganda Police force on the spot as an institution that grossly violates and abuses the rights of its citizens according to their 2015 Human Rights report. In its 18th annual report to parliament detailing the status of the human rights observance across the country, the Commission […]
The foundation for human rights initiative together with the electoral monitoring body CEON have today released the finding of the report that was carried out during the 2016 election process with highlights indicating how human rights were grossly violated during and after the polls. According to the report findings, the 2016 election were repleted with […]
The delayed understanding and implementation of the Anti- torture laws have been hinged on the misinterpretation and conceptualization of this law. According to the deputy director in charge of Human rights in Uganda police, Christine Nanding, many people believe that this bill targeted security agencies specifically, prompting them to turn defensive thus compromising the implementation process. […]
A charity that cares for thousands of sick and dying in Uganda has appealed to the Government to prioritise health in the 2016/2017 Budget to be revealed tomorrow (Wednesday). Hospice Africa Uganda, (HAU), a not-for-profit charity which has centres in Kampala, Mbarara and Hoima, said today urgent investment is needed in the health services for Palliative […]
2 June 2016 The Ethiopian Government must end its escalating crackdown on human rights defenders, independent media, peaceful protestors as well as members and leaders of the political opposition through the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP) says a group of civil society organisations (CSOs). “The government’s repression of independent voices has significantly worsened as the Oromo protest […]
Minority groups in the country have petitioned the high court challenging the Uganda registration service bureau for failure to register them as a company limited by guarantee. The executive director Sexual Minorities Uganda, Frank Mugisha states that the URSB gave them reasons that they could not have them registered since they are not legally recognized by […]
The government has been challenged not to bend the laws to settle political disputes. This challenge has been made by Uganda Law Society following recent developments in the country. The society’s president Francis Gimara addressing journalists at their headquarters said there is uncalled for pressure on courts of law to settle political disputes. He says many of these […]