Rights Defenders Demand for Substantive UHRC Chairperson as Violations Escalate during Campaigns

The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) has called upon government to expeditiously appoint a substantive chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) following the increased human rights abuse during the general elections campaigns. While addressing the media in Kampala, the Human Rights Defenders (HRD) noted that the absence of a substantive Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson…

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2021 Elections: Human Rights Defenders Decry Increased Targeted Attack

Human Rights Defenders have expressed concern that the increased election violence in the country has left many suffer at the hand of human rights abusers with no help from duty bearers. These under the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) told the media that eversince the Electoral Commission (EC) rolled out the 2020 general elections road map, many…

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