As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 63rd International Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights defenders Margaret Sekagya has cautioned Parliament on the public order management Bill that is currently before the legal committee of Parliament.
She made the caution at the five day workshop under the theme Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders which attracted over 50 human rights activists including journalists and women human rights defenders from across Uganda organized by the Human Rights, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project at Hotel Africana in kampala.
The Bill that seeks to regulate public meetings has been rejected by many organizations with claims that it violates the UN Human Rights laws.
Sekagya advised legislators to make further consultation before passing the Bill into law.
She noted that human rights abuses have been on the increase worldwide mostly-in theArab world where uprisings have taken place.