COSASE Recommends Overhaul of UHRC Leadership over Fractured Governance, Unresolved Case Backlog

COSASE recommends overhaul of UHRC leadership over fractured governance, unresolved case backlog

"The committee recommends that members of the UHRC who are found culpable for the dysfunctionality of the UHRC be retired in public interest"

COSASE Flags Delays in Human Rights Cases Despite Shs28.95 bn UHRC Funding

The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has raised concerns over delays in investigating human rights complaints, inspecting detention facilities and concluding tribunal cases at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), despite increased government funding. Presenting the committee’s report on the Report of the Auditor General on the financial statements […]

Rights Body Scrutinised Over case backlog

By Darias Mark Wassajja   Parliament’s COSASE committee has recommended the retirement of Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson Mariam Wangadya and other implicated commissioners, citing delayed justice, alleged financial irregularities and internal leadership wrangles.   Committee chairperson Muwada Nkunyingi says the commission’s internal conflicts have undermined its ability to protect […] The post Rights Body Scrutinised Over case backl…

Parliament Gives UHRC Clean Bill on Budget Use, Orders End to Infighting

The Committee, which held four interfaces with UHRC leadership and reviewed submissions from the Commission and its former Accounting Officer, concludes that whereas the Commission demonstrated satisfactory budget absorption, significant gaps remain in procurement, contract and asset management, strategic plan implementation, case management and institutional governance.