Uganda: Inmates Sleep in Toilets As Prisons in Eastern Uganda Reel Under Severe Overcrowding

Uganda: Inmates Sleep in Toilets As Prisons in Eastern Uganda Reel Under Severe Overcrowding

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Soroti Regional Office has sounded alarm over deteriorating human rights conditions in prisons across Eastern Uganda, revealing that extreme congestion has forced inmates in some facilities to sleep in toilets.

Uganda Human Rights Commission Exposes Dire Conditions in Eastern Uganda Detention Facilities

A distressing report released by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Soroti Regional Office has cast a harsh spotlight on the grim conditions prevalent in detention facilities across Eastern Uganda. The report, which is a culmination of monitoring and inspection activities conducted during the financial year 2024/2025, covered 76 facilities in 17 districts within the Teso, Bugisu, and Sebei sub-regions, alongside the cities of Mbale and So…

UHRC releases disturbing detention report for eastern Uganda

UHRC Human Rights Officer, Soroti Office, Josephine Akello talking to Acting RCC Soroti City, James Small Chemutai shortly after the disemination meeting. Credit Stephen Eligu. PHOTO URN Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Soroti Regional Office has released a disturbing report regarding the conditions of detention facilities in Eastern Uganda. This was after the commission monitored and inspected detenti…