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 […]
“Forced disappearances, abductions, arrests by whatever has been done by the military and many of them happened here in the Central and I find it surprising that the Commission now chose to go and visit the detention facility in Gulu yet here, which is the epicentre of all this here in Buganda, here in the […]
Court Issues Warrant of Arrest For ULS Boss Isaac Ssemakadde The Human Rights Tribunal sitting in Soroti has awarded sh60m to Phylis Chepkwemoi, a widow to Gilbert Cherotwo who was tortured to death by the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers in 2004. Chepkwemoi, a resident of Kapsiywo village, Chapkwasta sub-county in Bukwo district, ran […]
A review of 100 files at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) by the Auditor General has disclosed delays of more than one year, with some complaints remaining pending for up to 10 years before completion of investigations. The revelation is carried in the latest Auditor General’s report for the financial year 2023/2024. In the report, […]
Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD), and Simon Peter Kasumba, have filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) for its prolonged failure to address a case involving alleged negligence by Kiboga Hospital. CEHURD together with Kasumba Simon Peter filed a complaint with UHRC in May 2016 alleging that various Human […]
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 Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has once again tabled on the floor of Parliament the list of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who have been missing for close to three years. Ssenyonyi says the list include those who were abducted by the security operatives and disappeared for good, others who have […]
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 […]