The Member of Parliament for persons with disabilities Safia Nalule has asked security agencies to stop arresting and keeping suspects in custody beyond the 48 hour rule. Safia Nalule who is also the vice chairperson on the parliamentary committee on Human Rights said that it was absurd for police to torture and keeping the mayor […]
Local leaders in Kampala are now calling for a massive dialogue between the local people and police that will bring to an end the current impasse which was caused by the beating up of Besigye supporter in Kampala. Salongo Nkoyoyo, the security head in Kisenyi a Kampala suburb says that dragging officers and their bosses […]
Members of parliament have called upon the leadership of Uganda and members of the East African states to task South Sudan leadership to prevail over its citizens to stop killing and torturing Ugandans in Sudan. Thiw was while speaking during a training induction by the institute of parliamentary studies which was chaired by MPs from East Africa Legislative Assembly […]
A senior police officer, Anatoli Mulekyewa has revealed that their force tortures civilians in order to please the ruling government. The officer was speaking at the closure of a one day human rights workshop organised by Hurinet -Uganda in Nkumba University, Kampala. Mulekyelwa when he was put to task to explain to the participants about […]
The Uganda human rights commission has cited torture as the highest form of abuse registered last year. The revelation was made by officials from the commission while presenting its 14th Annual report for 2011 to parliament’s human rights committee. The commission said the top five alleged violations remained the same as those registered in 2010 and […]
Yesterday I attendedBugandaroad court inKampalawhere 53 treason suspects appeared. One of the suspects was Florence Aliano , a 58 year old widow. Florencealleges that when she was brutally arrested in January this year and detained at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), she was over tortured. She says that she was beaten with strong electricity […]
It seems the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government is determined to curb the spirit of treason and concealment of treason from Ugandans. We have heard that Uganda security operatives a few days back arrested an opposition sympathizer, Michael Kabazigurika and a couple of other people and beat them to near death in a bid to […]
Lawyers under their umbrella association of the Uganda Law Society want the supporters of the government in power punished. The lawyers say that most of the violence in Uganda is caused by the ruling government cadres and supporters. The lawyers told the media in Kampala that they want the prohibition and prevention of Torture Bill […]
Security minister Muluri Mukasa has supported the Anti torture bill currently being scrutinized by the legal and parliamentary affairs committee of parliament saying it will outlaw torture. However he suggests that the law should be balanced to protect the people who collect information from suspects which can be used for successful prosecution. Muluri who was […]