UHRC Regional Heads – Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)

Ms. Harriet Kajobe Rwakabbira

Regional Human Rights Officer, Fort Portal Regional Office

Ms. Harriet Kajobe Rwakabbira is a Principal Human Rights Officer currently working with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). She is a passionate human rights defender and ….

Ms Akello Josephine

Regional Human Rights Officer, Soroti Regional Office

Ms. Akello Josephine is currently the Regional Human Rights Officer at Uganda Human Rights Commission, Soroti Regional Office since May 2022. She oversees the three Sub-regions of Teso,

Mr. Nyende Farouk

Regional Human Rights Officer, Masaka Regional Office

Mr Nyende Farouk is a Principal Human Rights Officer, currently serving as the head of Masaka Regional Office. Before his current portfolio, Mr Nyende has risen through the ranks, starting off as Human

Mr. Ogwang Nicholas

Regional Human Rights Officer, Lira Regional Office

Mr. Piramoe Paul

Regional Human Rights Officer, Moroto Regional Office

Piramoe Paul is a Principal Regional Human Rights Officer currently deployed at Moroto Regional Office with 14 year human rights expertise having joined the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), first as

Ms. Abalo Fionah Opoka

Principal Human Rights Officer, Gulu Regional Office

Ms. Fionah is currently serving as Principal Human Rights Officer UHRC Gulu Regional Office (GRO).

Ms Logose Juliet

Regional Human Rights Officer, Central Regional Office

Juliet Logose joined the Commission in May, 2007 as a Volunteer at Soroti Regional Office and in 2008, I was confirmed as a Human Rights Officer in charge Complaints and Investigations.

Ms Nambi Jashmin Kasujja

Regional Human Rights Officer, Hoima Regional Office

Ms. Nambi Jashimin Kasujja is a human rights advocate with over 10 years of experience in the human rights arena. She joined the Commission in 2011 as a volunteer under the Legal department

Ms Enangu Betty

Regional Human Rights Officer, Jinja Regional Office

She holds a bachelor degree in mass communication from Makerere University, Kampala and a master’s degree in Human Rights and Democratization from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Attended several Advanced Human Rights Courses that include;

Ms Gumoshabe Carol

Regional Human Rights Officer, Mbarara Regional Office

Ms Twembi Theopista

Regional Human Rights Officer, Kabale Regional Office

Twembi Theopista is a married Ugandan currently working as a Principal Human Rights Officer heading the UHRC Kabale Regional office in Kigezi Region.

Mr Okurut Bosco

Regional Human Rights Officer, Arua Regional Office

Ms Logose Juliet

Regional Human Rights Officer, Central Regional Office

Ms. Logose Juliet is a passionate human rights defender with more than fifteen years of relevant professional knowledge, experience and skills in human rights investigations, research, monitoring, reporting, education, analysis and advocacy. She possesses good interpersonal, communication and decision making skills, with tested leadership qualities. She is self-driven, dedicated to work, a team player and an advocate of rule of law and good governance.

Ms. Logose joined Uganda Human Rights Commission in May, 2007 as a volunteer- investigations and due to her outstanding performance, she was confirmed in the Commission Service as a Human Rights Officer/Investigations in November, 2008.

She has since climbed through the ladder of Commission leadership and in May, 2014, she was promoted to the position of Regional Human Rights Officer, Arua Regional Office and thereafter transferred to Fortportal Regional Office under the same position in January, 2019.

Ms. Logose is currently the Regional Human Rights Officer- Central Regional Office, Kampala since February, 2020.

Ms. Logose holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Democratisation from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. She also attained several professional certificates which are crucial in her career development. These include but not limited to; Certificate in Administrative Law from the School of Law, Makerere University, Human Rights Monitoring, Investigations and Reporting, Human Rights Education, Human Rights Based Approach to Development, Human Rights and Gender Mainstreaming and Advocacy, Women’s Rights, Children’s Rights, Election monitoring and reporting, Digitalisation of Human Rights, Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights, Business and Human Rights, Human Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities and Transitional Justice; all obtained from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and some from the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark. Ms. Logose also has certificates in Financial Management and Accountability, Human Resource Management and Monitoring and Evaluation.

Ms. Logose is a resourceful human rights trainer and consultant both at national and international level. She has delivered work as a consultant for both government MDAs and Civil Society Organistations both within and outside Uganda. Between 2018 and 2019, Ms. Logose was hired as a consultant for Article 19 West Africa to spearhead a UNDP funded project which was aimed at establishment of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the National Assembly of The Gambia, an assignment she executed excellently. In 2020, she was hired as a consultant/ key trainer for a high level training of the Honorable Members of the National Assembly of The Gambia on Human Rights Standards and Reporting procedures and requirements set out by International and Regional Human Rights bodies/mechanisms such as the UN Human Rights Council, the ACHPR, SADDAC among others. She also developed a checklist on Human Rights Compliance for The National Assembly of the Gambia to enable the Honorable Members of Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs to monitor and ensure human rights enforcement and compliance by MDAs and CSOs.

Additionally, working as a consultant, Ms. Logose trained the staff of The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations (GCVHRV) on complaint handling and investigations, women and children’s rights, human rights monitoring, reporting, mediation and reconciliation and peace building and advocacy.

At the National level, Ms. Logose has been and continues to be a key resource person in training of various technical staff under MDAS; such as from the Justice Law and Order Sector Institutions (Police, Prison, Judiciary, DPP), UPDF , Local Government Officials, Staff working under Humanitarian Agencies, CSOs and general citizenry among others.

Ms. Logose has more than fifteen years of practical knowledge, experience and skills in human rights investigation and has led high profile investigations resulting into judicial action and enabled victims of human rights violations to get justice including compensation.

Ms. Logose has relevant experience in working with development partners and managing donor funds such as; for DGF, EU, UNDP, GIZ, UNICEF, JLOS among others. She also possesses good qualities in development of fundable project proposals and management of projects to achieve desired organisational goals.

Ms. Harriet Kajobe Rwakabbira

Ms Akello Josephine

Mr. Nyende Farouk

Mr. Ogwang Nicholas

Mr. Piramoe Paul

Ms. Abalo Fionah Opoka

Ms Logose Juliet

Ms Nambi Jashmin Kasujja

Ms Enangu Betty

Ms Gumoshabe Carol

Ms Twembi Theopista

Mr Okurut Bosco

Ms Kajobe Harriet

Ms Akello Josephine

Mr. Nyende Farouk

Mr. Ogwang Nicholas

Piramoe Paul

Ms Abalo Opoka Fionah

Ms Logose Juliet

Ms Nambi Jashmin Kasujja

Ms Enangu Betty

Ms Twembi Theopista