Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A team of Kenyan lawyers on Tuesday filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights seeking compensation for historical injustices committed during the colonial period. Lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, who is based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, told Xinhua …
Read More »Kyagulanyi challenges churches to speak out against injustices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu says that the demolition of a church in Ndeeba should be an eye-opener to religious leaders in the country to speak up against injustices like land grabbing across the country. His comments came up just a day after the demolition …
Read More »Injustices against indigenous people worry AU judiciaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African judiciaries are concerned at the laxity of African governments to addressing historical injustices facing indigenous groups in the Continent. They say a number of the injustices suffered by indigenous communities are yet to be addressed. The concern was expressed by the plenary of …
Read More »MP Kyagulanyi asks church to speak out against human rights abuses
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked religious leaders to speak out against human rights abuses in Uganda. He argued that more and more Ugandans are facing injustices without an opportunity to receive a fair hearing in the judicial system, and can …
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