UHRC Tribunal in Mbarara Forces Gov’t to Own Up to Police Killings, Awarding Families Shs160M

UHRC Tribunal in Mbarara Forces Gov’t to Own Up to Police Killings, Awarding Families Shs160M

In what insiders are calling a quiet but decisive pushback on abuse of power, the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) this week used its Mbarara tribunal to send a sharp warning to security agencies, that the age of unchecked brutality is tightening its grip. Over three days of hearings, the Commission ordered government to pay a combined Shs160 million to families whose loved ones died at the hands of security personnel, decisions that have r…

UHRC Tribunal : Mbarara Human Rights Victims Awarded 160 Million Shillings

MBARARA – The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Tribunal sitting in Mbarara City has awarded a total of Shs160 million to victims of gross human rights violations in two separate rulings delivered this week. Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya, Chairperson of UHRC with Commissioners in Mbarara. In the first decision, read by the Chairperson, Hon. Mariam Wangadya, the Tribunal awarded Shs80 million to Mr. Visensio Mucunguzi, a farmer from Rwenkuriju…