Tag Archives: human rights

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government’s decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda. He was responding to a query raised by a journalist at a press conference at the Uganda-South Africa investment …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | United Nations (UN) human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday deplored the weaponization of human rights in the context of geopolitical shifts. Turk, who took office as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights last October, was speaking at the opening of the 52nd regular session …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is seeking a constitutional amendment that will provide a window for the enlargement of the 48 hour rule under which a suspect is supposed to be produced before court. DPP Jane Frances Abodo says that the …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | The headline that Thursday morning was equivalent to ‘Man Bites Dog.’ Trending across multiple news feeds was the brutal arrest of torture survivors outside the offices of the national human rights institution. On February 9, five members of the Torture Survivors Movement Uganda attempted to deliver …

Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday rejected any form of foreign interference in the internal affairs of his country, saying Tunisia is an independent and sovereign state that fully respects the law. “We know very well what we are doing is in full respect of the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) tribunal has awarded Shillings 67 million to seven victims of security brutality in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. The tribunal announced the awards on Monday during a session held at the Commission’s regional offices in Gulu City. The victims suffered …

Why is Uganda on a slippery slope? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb. 08, the government announced it was not renewing the mandate of the UN Office of Human Rights in Kampala. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is mandated to promote and protect the …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | It is now a year since a firestorm erupted in the wake of writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija’s torture ordeal in state custody. In December 2021, state agents broke into Kakwenza’s home, abducting him. In early January 2022, court ordered police to release Kakwenza – the police did …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights advocates have asked the government to reconsider its decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). On Tuesday, the government terminated the operations of the office in Uganda. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown has expressed worry over government’s decision to terminate operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda. The concern come a day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …