All posts tagged "Uganda Human Rights Commission"
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212Big StoryUHRC Boss says NUP’s ‘missing persons’ do not exist; calls it a political game
Ms Mariam Wangadya, the chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), has revealed that several of the persons alleged missing by...
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1.1KBig StoryUN Human Rights Conference: NUP activists urge global intervention on continued torture of Ugandans
Copenhagen, (Denmark): Delegates all over the world attending the ongoing Global Association of National Human Rights Institutions( GANHRI) were treated to a...
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UHRC boss on the spot as commissioner petitions Justice Minister, AG over ‘gun comments’
An internal war is brewing at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) involving the Chairperson Mariam Wangadya and a section of commissioners...
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761NewsUHRC disagrees on compensation of Kasese attack victims
UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya said that government shouldn’t be compelled to compensate the families of people killed by the attackers arguing that...
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2.3KNewsUN Human Rights Office exits Uganda
The office was in the spotlight in the aftermath of the 2021 general election when military and police personnel clashed with a...
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743NewsUHRC awards 67M UGX to victims of security brutality
The victims suffered human rights violations committed by Police officers and Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers between 2004 and 2009 resulting in...
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731NewsParliament vets newly appointed Human Rights Commissioners
The three nominees including former Police Spokesperson Simeo Nsubuga were on September 30 appointed by President Museveni, pending vetting by the parliament.
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1.1KNationalFormer Minister Rev. Fr. Lokodo’s remains returned
UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya led a delegation of staff, Agnes Nandutu, the minister of State for Karamoja affairs, led legislators from Karamoja...
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1.2KBig StoryUHRC seeks Ugx500m for the return of Fr. Lokodo’s body
Fr. Lokodo died on Friday January 28, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland where he had gone on official duty leading the UHRC team...
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827Big StoryNew UHRC chairperson, commissioners pledge swift investigations
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The newly appointed Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson, Mariam Wangadya has committed to ensuring quick investigations for cases of...
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Parliament vets Wangadya, Kaheru, and 3 others as new UHRC bosses
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee Wednesday vetted Ms. Mariam Wangadya as the new chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Wangadya, the...
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565Just InParliament to vet new UHRC commissioner on Wednesday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has set tomorrow (Wednesday, August 25) the date to vet the five individuals recently appointed by President Museveni to...
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Museveni appoints Ex-Minister Lokodo new commissioner at UHRC
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: President Museveni has named former minister for Ethics Fr. Simon Lokodo as one of the newly appointed commissioners at Uganda...
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581COVID-19UHRC concerned about low Covid-19 vaccine uptake
The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC is concerned about the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination. According to records from the Ministry of Health,...
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658Just InUHRC joins Uganda’s national Covid-19 task force
The Uganda Human Rights Commission – UHRC has been added onto the national covid-19 task force, the Daily Express reports. The groundbreaking...
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Mariam Wangadya appointed new UHRC Chairperson
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Ms. Fauzat Mariam Wangadya as the Chairperson of Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), the Daily Express...