NGO wants govt to protect human rights activists
Dec 13, 2009
THE Human Rights Network, Uganda (HURINET), has urged the Government to protect human rights activists from arrests, intimidation and torture while performing their duties.
By Florence Nakaayi
THE Human Rights Network, Uganda (HURINET), has urged the Government to protect human rights activists from arrests, intimidation and torture while performing their duties.
This was raised by the HURINET co-ordinator, Mohammad Ndifuna, at the launch of a report on the state of human rights activists in Uganda.
The ceremony was held at the HURINET offices in Ntinda, Kampala recentl.
It was by Anabel Ogwang, the country representative of Diakonia, one of HURINET’s sponsors.
The report highlights the problems faced by the human rights activists and the people behind their torture.
“Human rights activists face a lot of torture from both state agents and private people who act as collaborators with the Government,†he said.
Ndifuna said the report will enable stakeholders to identify the gaps and design effective intervention to defend human rights activists.
HURINET also launched a code of conduct for member organisations, and gave awards to six of them for their outstanding performance in human rights promotion activities.
The programme producer of ‘Vumbula’, a human rights promotion programme on a local television, Wavamunno Broadcasting Services (WBS), Drake Sekeba, was given an award for best performing individual.
THE Human Rights Network, Uganda (HURINET), has urged the Government to protect human rights activists from arrests, intimidation and torture while performing their duties.
This was raised by the HURINET co-ordinator, Mohammad Ndifuna, at the launch of a report on the state of human rights activists in Uganda.
The ceremony was held at the HURINET offices in Ntinda, Kampala recentl.
It was by Anabel Ogwang, the country representative of Diakonia, one of HURINET’s sponsors.
The report highlights the problems faced by the human rights activists and the people behind their torture.
“Human rights activists face a lot of torture from both state agents and private people who act as collaborators with the Government,†he said.
Ndifuna said the report will enable stakeholders to identify the gaps and design effective intervention to defend human rights activists.
HURINET also launched a code of conduct for member organisations, and gave awards to six of them for their outstanding performance in human rights promotion activities.
The programme producer of ‘Vumbula’, a human rights promotion programme on a local television, Wavamunno Broadcasting Services (WBS), Drake Sekeba, was given an award for best performing individual.