Uganda blocks operations of UN rights office in the country

Uganda to not renew mandate allowing UN to operate human rights office within country – Real News No Bullshit

Uganda has announced that it will not renew a mandate allowing the United Nations to operate a human rights office within the country. According to a letter sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the government cites the development of its own capacity to monitor rights compliance as the reason for this decision. The letter claimed that the government had made enough progress in…

Uganda says it will not renew mandate of UN human rights office

Uganda has said it will not renew the mandate of the United Nations' human rights office in the East African country, citing the development of its own sufficient capacity to monitor rights compliance.

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Uganda says will not renew mandate for UN rights office

Uganda said Wednesday it would not renew its mandate for the UN’s rights office, a move criticised in a country where campaigners say freedoms are regularly threatened. The move means that the rights monitor’s Kampala office will close down when its authorisation expires this year. “Our human rights record over the years has tremendously improved under our able leadership of President (Yoweri) Museveni,” state minister for foreign affairs Henry …

Uganda to terminate mandate of UN rights office

Uganda will not renew the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations which must end this year, considering that it has "developed dynamic internal institutions on human rights"

Uganda blocks operations of UN rights office in the country

Ugandan authorities say they will not renew the mandate of the United Nations human rights office in the East African country, effectively blocking the group's operations at a time of heightened concerns over rights abuses.