Leading the protest was Asuman Basalirwa (Bugiri Municipality) during the meeting held between the Committee and officials from UHRC, who had appeared to defend the commission’s 2025/26 Ministerial Policy Statement. Musician Fik Gaza, Three Accomplices Arrested with Machetes, Military Gear Lawmakers on the Parliamentary Legal Committee have called out the Uganda Human Rights Commission for […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded three Members of Parliament to Luzira Prison on charges of corruption for soliciting money from the Uganda Human Rights Commission in order to increase its budget. The MPs are; Yusuf Mutembuli, MP for Bunyole East Constituency in Butaleja District, resident of Bweyogerere-Kirinya cell in Kira Municipality Wakiso District, […]
Tensions flared at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) offices Monday morning as musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, withdrew his petition challenging the Police for blocking his musical concerts. Kyagulanyi, accompanied by his lawyers Benjamin Katana and George Musisi, appeared before the commission chaired by Mariam Wangadya. He accused the commission of violating […]
The Principal of National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has withdrawn the complaints for the violation of his rights he filed to the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) over five years when security agencies blocked over 20 of his music concerts. Kyagulanyi says that on December 7, 2018, security agencies confiscated their music equipment […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) faces a backlog of 1400 cases due to limited funding. Mariam Wangadya, the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, disclosed the commission’s predicament on Wednesday, citing resource constraints that have stalled the resolution of over 1400 cases. These cases include tribunal-level matters and ongoing investigations. During a press […]