After several years of having the torture bill is on the shelves of parliament, human rights activists led by Uganda human rights commission (UHRC) are strongly demanding for the enactment of the law against torture. Speaking at a press conference to announce the international day of torture victims slated for Sunday this week, the acting chairperson UHRC, Agaba Maguru said that […]
The UN special rapporteur on human rights Margret Sekaggya has asked the government of the republic of Uganda to quicken the process of passing the Anti-torture bill 2009 to grantee human dignity. The draft of the prohibition and prevention of torture bill was presented before parliament 2009 seeking to criminalize torture but it was not […]
Human Rights defenders across the board in Uganda have re-echoed the urgent need to pass the anti torture bill. The executive director of African Centre for Treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims Samuel Herbert Nsubuga says calls to have the bill passed into an act have not yielded much yet torture continues. Nsubuga says a […]