UHRC awards Shs140m compensation to victims of Human Rights Violation
February 18, 2025 3:27 pmThe Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has awarded Shs140m in total to different victims of human rights violation that arose... View Article
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UHRC, Partners Dedicate International Human Rights Day 2024 to Environment
December 9, 2024 9:54 amThe Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and partner organizations, have dedicated this year’s international Human Rights Day (IHRD) to highlighting... View Article
Joint press statement flagging off commemoration activities for the International Human Rights Day (IHRD/UDHR)
December 4, 2024 11:33 pmThis year, Uganda has witnessed several environmental disasters including the landslides that happened in Bulambuli a few days ago resulting... View Article
Joint Statement On The Commemoration Of The International Human Rights Day
December 9, 2023 12:05 amJoint Statement On The Commemoration Of The International Human Rights Day/UDHR@75 & Highlight Of The Cedaw. Read the Full Statement... View Article
REPORT ON THE ALLEGED CASES OF MISSING NUP SUPPORTERS
October 10, 2023 4:30 pm1.0 Introduction The NUP Secretary General sent a list of 30 names of alleged missing persons to the Chairperson of... View Article
Commission crowns bouts of Anti-torture day Commemoration Activities
June 27, 2023 3:49 pmThe Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) together with the Coalition Against Torture (CAT) have ended a week-long series of commemoration... View Article
Joint Press Statement on the Commemoration of the International Day in support of Torture Survivors – 26th June 2023
June 22, 2023 11:05 pm1.0 PREAMBLE The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) together with the Coalition Against Torture in Uganda (CAT) chaired by the... View Article
Joint press statement on the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2023
May 2, 2023 4:44 pmUganda Human Rights Commission together with the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (USMWG) and other partners are joining the rest... View Article
Statement on police brutality against peaceful and lawful gatherings
May 2, 2023 4:27 pmThe UHRC has observed with concern recent incidents where the Uganda Police Force has violently stopped lawful gatherings and peaceful... View Article
The 2nd National conference on the human right to adequate food in Uganda: Twenty years later
April 14, 2023 1:21 pm0.1 Background As the most critical resource for the survival of the planet’s ecosystems and humanity, food has been at... View Article