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Senior Police Officers in West Nile urged to observe human rights in all operations. 

Arua City |  February 2023: The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda in…
Senior police officers with UHRC and OHCHR facilitators at the training in Arua City.
A cross-section of participants from Wakiso district at a three-day capacity-building training on the application of the Human Rights Enforcement Act (2019) in pre-trial detention cases.

Law Enforcement Officers urged to adhere to the 48-hour rule

Hoima|Wakiso | Sept. 2022: A baseline study for the Pre-Trial Detention population in selected…
Human Rights Defenders receive certificates for a three-day training on monitoring and reporting human rights issues in Fort Portal, Kabarole district.

Human Rights Defenders in the Rwenzori region commit to ending impunity

Fort Portal | October 2022: The Rwenzori region remains one of Uganda's most conflict-prone and…
Ms. Mariam Wangadya the UHRC Chairperson, Mr. Guillaume Chartrain the Deputy Ambassador, EU Delegation with members of civil society organizations planting a tree at Luzira Upper Prison on 10 October 2022

Death penalty: A road paved with torture

Luzira | 10 October 2022: The World Day Against the Death Penalty under the theme ‘Death penalty: A…