The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has said her life is in danger following growing public frustration over human rights abuses across the country. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s offices in Kampala todat to mark International Human Rights Day, Wangadya said the commission continues to receive a…
The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has accused Dr Kizza Besigye and his co accused, Obeid Lutale, of contributing to the delays in their own trial and prolonging their stay in prison. Wangadya made the remarks in an interview with Bbeg Media on the sidelines of a joint press briefing…
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) tribunal has awarded Shs 18.1 million to victims of police abuse and unlawful detention following hearings in Jinja. The tribunal, chaired by UHRC chairperson Mariam Wangadya, began hearing nine complaints from residents of the Busoga and Bukedi sub-regions, where several people accused police officers of torture and illegal arrest….
The chairperson of the Uganda Human rights Commission (UHRC) Mariam Wangadya has lashed out at those who say she does not have the credentials to steer the commission work. Wangadya, who was represented by UHRC’s director for complaints Pauline Nansamba Mutumba, was speaking at a function to celebrate press freedom organized by the Uganda Law…
Some of the journalists who were brutalized by security forces during the Kawempe North by-elections have spoken of the anguish and pain they went through at the hands of their tormentors. Francis Isano, a photojournalist from the Next Media who spent several days in hospital suffering from a broken neck said what he went through…
