Human Rights and Peace Centre, School of Law Makerere University

Judge John Chigiti, newly appointed to the High Court of Kenya by President William Ruto is an alumnus of HURIPEC, having attended the East African School on Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS in 2009.

Congratulations on the appointment.

Government repeatedly acknowledges that security officers are involved in rights abuses but has done little to hold to account those responsible and to provide justice to victims. What are the gaps in the function of oversight institutions in ensuring accountability?

We documented 70 torture techniques commonly applied by security agencies on suspects. These include plucking out teeth, squeezing suspects’ balls, hitting the elbows, knee joints and ankles. Why is torture persisting? We will share the responses at the symposium.

Arbitrary & unlawful arrests by non-uniformed personnel whose status is unknown continue to happen; suspects are held incommunicado for days and months in disregard of the law. Why has government failed to hold to account those responsible?

In 2019, we found that torture is rampant, planned, committed & condoned by security officers for purposes of extracting information, confessions, extortion & instilling fear. How can institutions take responsibility for actions of officers that engage in torture?

Panel discussion on unlawful detentions in Uganda.

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Call for papers: Details in the link.

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Call for abstracts in the East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (EAJPHR).

Deadline is 30th June 2022

Further details in the attached photo.

Uganda acceded to the UN Convention Against Torture, which provides a robust legal regime prohibiting and punishing torture. However the vice continues. HURIPEC & HRW are holding a symposium on this matter at the School of Law Makerere University on June 30th at 2pm

The report is available via the link below.

https://huripec.mak.ac.ug/report-ugandas-big-debate-the-role-of-the-military-in-development/

REPORT: Our report for the big debate on "the Role of the Military in Development" that was held at HURIPEC in conjunction with CRIC on the 17th November 2021 is now available for the public.

Get yourself a copy via the link below.

https://huripec.mak.ac.ug/report-ugandas-big-debate-the-role-of-the-military-in-development/