Uganda human rights

Human Rights activists call for passing of Anti Torture Bill

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 […]

Mathias Mpuga and Merdard Segona vow to fight for democracy, human rights

The MP for Masaka municipality Matthias Mpuga has pledged to concentrate on issues of democracy during his first year in parliament. Speaking to journalists after taking an oath Mpuga said that issues of democracy and human rights still need a lot of attention in Uganda He says that with a limited democratic space in the […]