Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) launched the 13th annual human rights report highlighting a decline in acts of human rights violation compared to previous years but still pins the police force for leading in violating the rights.
The report cites a 1.5% increase in complaints received in the year 2010 compared to2009 with the commission registering 979 complaints compared to 785 in 2009 and on these complaints, the police force accounts for the highest (36%) followed by private individual (27%) UPDF (10%) RRU (6%)
Uganda Police Chief, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura
The report also assemble acts highly abused which include, torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, child maintenance, the right to personal liberty, property and right to life.
Even when the commission is trying hard to handle numerous cases to do with rights violation, they are still faced with a number of challenges naming, civic education which he attributes to insufficient funds.
However, some rights activists are dissatisfied with the commission for not paying enough attention on issues to do with politics, health and freedom of expression among others which they recommend the commission to look into.
By Isaac Senbaulya