Tag: Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)

Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs Praises CID for Proper Accountability

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The Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs is conducting its oversight work on different security agencies, including the Uganda Police, UPDF, and Uganda Prisons Service, among others, in the move to crack down on corruption following President Museveni's war against corruption in Uganda.

UPC Welcomes Removal of Dangerous Vehicles but Demands Comprehensive Transport Policy

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Oyat warned that commuters are already stranded and fares are rising because no immediate alternatives have been provided. She urged the government to temporarily deploy institutional buses to ease the shortage, especially ahead of schools reopening.
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Opposition Leaders Under JDP Petition UHRC Over Alleged Government...

According to Lulume Bayiga, the Executive Chairperson of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, since November 2020, and continuing throughout the 2026 electoral cycle, the JDP has recorded an ongoing pattern of state-linked abductions where some security agents in plain clothes or military attire, driving unmarked minibuses, have seized opposition supporters, campaign organizers, polling agents, and civic activists from streets and homes.
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UNHCR Warns Against Electoral Violence, Urges Peaceful Campaigns Ahead...

The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has called on leaders from across the political...
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NUP Members Lawfully Arrested, Not Abducted— UHRC’s Wangadya

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has dismissed allegations of state-orchestrated abductions in the run-up to the 2026 Ugandan...
Politics

FDC Condemns Government Inaction on Human Rights Abuses, Cites...

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has accused the Ugandan government of failing to uphold its own promises on...
Security

UHRC Chairperson Emphasizes Human Rights Commitment in Detention Facilities

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson, Mariam Wangadya, has emphasized the commission’s mandate to safeguard citizen’s rights particularly...
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Health Committee Blocks Surrogacy Access for All Women, Raising...

Members of Parliament on the Parliament’s Health Committee have rejected a proposal by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to allow all women, regardless of fertility status, to access surrogacy services.
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UHRC Highlights Funding Barriers for Women’s Political Participation

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has established that the lack of access to political funding presents a huge...
Opinion

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE...

Last week, the chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya, revealed that Uganda had...

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