Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U), the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC),  and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda are organizing a number of activities to commemorate the international Human Rights Week, 2011. Read more

HURINET tasks Government to Investigate the death of Rwandan Journalist

The head of the Human Rights Network on Tuesday tasked Government to quickly prosecute the suspects behind the death of a Rwandan journalist.Read more

A call to Government to adhere to the commitments made to the UN Human Rights Council

On the 11th October 2011, Uganda went through its first ever review of its human rights record by the Human Rights Council under the Universal Periodic Review framework. The UPR is a new UN mechanism aimed at reviewing the human rights situation in all the 192 countries on a periodic basis under a cycle of 4 ½ years. Read more

Conclusions and /or recommendations to the State at the 12th session of the Universal Periodic Review

At its 12th session on the universal periodic review, the Working Group of the Human Rights Council during the review of Uganda, adopted a number of recommendations that were made to Uganda totaling 171 to which 110 enjoyed the states` support, while 42 will be examined by the state which will provide responses in due time; and 19 recommendations did not enjoy its support. Read more