Türk emphasized the fact that gross human rights violations are still taking place in the country and may even be crimes against humanity that demand accountability through the International Criminal Court and universal jurisdiction.
A joint press statement commemorating International Women’s Day 2024 reported that eight sex workers were murdered in Uganda within a span of three months, from December 2023 to March 2024.
On July 11, 2024, two mechanics, Joseph Norman Abooki, aged 39, and Timothy Ddamulira, aged 15, died on the spot after a truck tyre exploded while they were attempting to fix it at a garage in Kijjabwemi, Masaka.