Human Right's Day
Dec 12, 2016
Stand up for someone’s rights today
By Billy Rwothungeyo
Uganda today joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. It is the day on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on December 10, 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a landmark document in the history of human rights and, ultimately, the history of mankind. People from different backgrounds and cultures came together from all over the world and agreed on basic human rights, which they said should be respected in all countries. This year's theme is Stand up for someone's rights today.Click here for more details
Challenges in the fight for human rights in Uganda
By Billy Rwothungeyo
We all have Human Rights which are guaranteed,by the constitution of Uganda, the supreme law of the land. "Your rights are innate, they are inborn and are not given by anybody, not even the state. We can re-affirm this by checking our constitution. Having said that, it isimportant to note that some rights are not absolute, while others are non-negotiable. for example, the right not to be tortured," says Mohammed Ndifuna, the CEO of Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U).
Prisons makes progress on human rights
By Geoffrey Mutegeki
The Uganda Prisons mission is to provide safe, secure and humane custody for offenders, while placing human rights at the centre of their correctional programmes. This mission was coined after the framers realised that violation of prisoners' rights had no place in the current world, where human rights is at the centre of everything. It is also in line with Chapter four of the Uganda Constitution and the Prison Act 2006, which clearly elaborate on how human rights should be approached.
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