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Community members welcoming guests at the Medical & Legal Camp in Lukodi.
Community Medical & Legal Camp in Gulu
August 5, 2022

Lukodi, Gulu | 29 June 2022: The Lukodi community is one of the areas that faced insecurity in 2004 during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war, which transpired for 20 years in Northern Uganda resulting in into killings, abductions, and torture.

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Commemoration of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Gulu City
Police Officers guilty of torture to be held individually liable
July 25, 2022

Gulu | 28 June 2022: In commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the UN Human Rights Office in partnership with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and the African Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV)organized a community dial

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 Minister of State for Disability Affairs, Hon. Asamo Hellen, and WFP Country Representative Mr. Abdirahman Meygag.
OHCHR and Gov't. commit to improved lives for PWDs
July 18, 2022

Kampala | 7 July 2022: The Minister of State for Disability Affairs Hon. Asamo Hellen, has expressed that the Government remains fully committed to better the lives of persons with disabilities and called upon UN agencies to join the efforts.

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Commemoration of International albinism awareness day and launch of action plan for persons with albinism
Uganda commemorates Albinism Day, launches action plan for PWAs
July 7, 2022

Lira | 13 June 2022: The UN Human Rights Office in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and Civil Society Organisations of persons with albinism organized the commemoration of the International Albinism Awareness Day in Lira city   under  the the

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KRPM
Regional Protection Meeting calls for respect and protection of human rights
July 4, 2022

Moroto | 22 June 2022: The 47th session of the Karamoja Regional Protection Meeting (KRPM) was held on 22 June 2022 in Moroto district.

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A cross-section of participants and facilitators at the training
Disaggregated data for key populations is vital in planning
June 17, 2022

Entebbe | 2 June 2022 The UN Human Rights Office in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), concluded a four-day capacity building training on aligning the National Statistical Indicators to Human Rights Indicators.

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A group photo of participants at the Busongora Community Land Trust’s first Development Conference in Kasese.
Busongora Community commits to advancing women's rights
June 17, 2022

Kasese | June 2022 The issue of women’s rights came out prominently at the first ever development conference by the Busongora Kingdom Land Trust convened in Kasese to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Busongora Kingdom, which was held in Kasese with financial and technical s

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Commissioner Bernard Mujuni
OHCHR and Gov't Launch Dissemination of the NAP on Business and Human Rights
June 17, 2022

Arua | Masaka May 2022: With financial and technical support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) has embarked on the dissemination of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Ri

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A Cross-section of participants at the training of trainers for Uganda Police from Acholi and Lango
Police pledge continued collaboration to improve human rights record
June 6, 2022

 Kitgum | June 6, 2022| The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has pledged continued collaboration with human rights bodies in order to improve the human rights record among its personnel.

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A cross-section of UPDF soldiers participating in the training of trainers on human rights standards workshop in Kitgum.
OHCHR and UHRC hold a Training of Trainers for UPDF soldiers
June 2, 2022

(1 June 2022 – Kitgum) A Training of Trainers workshop for Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel of the 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions opened on Wednesday 1 June 2022 at Cactus Hills Hotel in Kitgum District.

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