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Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)

MPs Slam UHRC For Compensating Torture Victims With Peanuts

Parliamentarians on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have taken the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to task over what they described as unacceptably low compensation awarded to victims of serious human rights violations. The lawmakers expressed frustration at the Commission’s standard
April 11, 2025

UHRC Summons MP Olanya Over Balaalo Hate Speech

The Uganda Human Rights Commission -UHRC has summoned Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya for alleged hateful speech intended to incite violence against the Balaalo community in the Acholi Sub-region. In a video that went viral more than a week back,
November 4, 2023

NUP Tasks UHRC To Reinvestigate Files Of 18 Missing Supporters

The opposition National Unity Platform party leaders and relatives of the missing supporters stormed the offices of the Uganda Human Rights Commission in Kampala on Thursday. Top NUP leaders, including Secretary General Luis Rubongoya, MP Joel Ssenyonyi, and the spokesperson, among others,
October 13, 2023

Just In: Former Ethics Min Fr Lokodo Passes On

Former Ethics minister Father Simon Lokodo has died in Geneva, Switzerland where he had gone for an official duty for Uganda human rights commission. The news of his demise has been confirmed by director of information at National Resistance Movement Secretariat Emmanuel
January 29, 2022

UHRC Worried About Candidates Defying Campaign Guidelines

The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has cautioned politicians against defying campaign guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission. The acting chairperson to the Commission Katebalirwe Amooti Wa Irumba says the clashes between candidates and security personnel are as a result of the failure
December 9, 2020