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Expeditiously ratify all international human rights treaties – Human Rights groups tell Government

Expeditiously ratify all international human rights treaties – Human Rights groups tell Government

Human rights activists are strongly reminding government to expeditiously ratify all the international human rights treaties has signed to act as a symbol of total commitment to observing people’s rights. Giving a paper presentation to the current global ratification status of Uganda in a meeting, Andrew Arutu, the national programme officer UN-OCHR mentions that failure by […]

MPs want Uganda prisoners abroad to be repatriated

Members of Parliament want government to enter into treaties with other countries to repatriate Ugandans prisoners currently held in foreign prisons. Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke notes that countries such as Malaysia and China are holding in custody several Ugandans on charges of drug trafficking, murder and other crimes. Nambooze says efforts by some […]