Ugandan Government says it won’t renew UN human rights office mandate
Kampala, Uganda The Ugandan Government has said it will not renew the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda wrote to OHCHR offices in Kampala on 3rd February indicating that it would not renew its mandate. In the letter, the government noted the […]
Colombia killings of social leaders hit record in 2022 – ombudsman
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Colombia witnessed killings of 215 social leaders and human rights activists in 2022, the highest toll ever recorded, as illegal armed groups intensified their attacks in key drug-trafficking areas, the government’s human rights ombudsman said on Monday. The number of killed human rights activists and social leaders – a term referring to community, […]
In Uganda, clergy, Western donors condemn torture of political activists
Kampala, Uganda Ugandan clergy have joined the US and EU in condemning the ongoing brutal torture, detention without trial and forced disappearance of political and human rights activists in the country. The US and EU have each issued a statement condemning the forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and use of physical and mental torture by security […]