No Amnesty for Atrocities
Turning a Blind Eye to Justice Undermines Durable Peace
Genuine initiatives aimed at ending the devastating armed conflict in northern Uganda are welcome, but amnesties for war crimes and crimes against humanity must not be on offer, Human Rights Watch said today. [Lire]
- 28 July 2006

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New report
Rate of death in northern Uganda is three times higher than Iraq
The current rate of death from the war in northern Uganda is three times higher than in Iraq following the Allied invasion, finds a new report released today. The release of the report comes as the UN Under-Secretary General Jan Egeland holds high-level meetings in Kampala with the Ugandan government and other international representatives to address the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda. [Lire]
- 30 March 2006

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Election Irregularities Require Judicial Probe
Government Must Not Interfere in Judiciary’s Review of Credible Allegations
Reports of ballot stuffing, multiple voting, and potentially hundreds of thousands of people denied the right to vote in the Ugandan elections require urgent investigation, Human Rights Watch said today. Uganda’s Electoral Commission should publish the electoral results from each polling station to facilitate a meaningful review. [Lire]
- 2 March 2006

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Concerns about free, fair and transparent elections in Uganda
On 23 February 2006, Ugandans will vote for their President and Members of Parliament in the first multi-party vote in two decades. On that occasion, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its affiliate in Uganda, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) highlight violations of Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) committed during pre-electoral period, which might impede the conduct of free, fair and transparent elections and call for the full respect of human rights during Election day. [Lire]
- 23 February 2006

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Des élections libres menacées par le gouvernement
L’opposition harcelée lors du scrutin parlementaire et présidentiel
En Ouganda, les premières élections multipartites depuis vingt ans ont peu de chances d’être libres et équitables étant donné le harcèlement dont l’opposition est victime de la part du gouvernement, a déclaré aujourd’hui Human Rights Watch. [Lire]
- 14 février 2006

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Government Threat to Free Elections
Harassment of Opposition in Presidential, Parliamentary Poll
The first multiparty elections in Uganda for two decades are unlikely to be free and fair because of the government’s ongoing harassment of the political opposition, Human Rights Watch said today. [Lire]
- 14 February 2006

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La peine de mort, le défi de l’abolition
Alarmée par les rapports sur l’administration de la peine de mort en Ouganda, et sachant qu’un recours contre la peine de mort signé par 417 condamnés détenus dans le couloir de la mort, introduit en septembre 2003, était pendant devant la Cour constitutionnelle de l’Ouganda (voir infra), la FIDH a décidé de mandater une mission d’enquête internationale dans ce pays. [Lire]
- 3 janvier 2006

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Attack on the Independence of the Courts
Intervention by heavily armed security agents on the premises of the High Court in Kampala on 16 November 2005, led to the return to jail of 14 suspects of an armed group despite the ruling by the High Court Judge to grant bail. This was an attack on the rule of law and international human rights standards, Amnesty International and the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) said today. [Lire]
- 22 November 2005

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Atteinte à l’indépendance de la justice
L’intervention d’agents de sécurité puissamment armés dans les locaux de la Haute Cour de Kampala, qui a entraîné le 16 novembre le retour en prison de 14 suspects d’un groupe armé en dépit de la décision du juge de les libérer sous caution, constitue une atteinte grave à l’état de droit et aux normes internationales relatives aux droits humains. C’est ce qu’ont déclaré mardi 22 novembre 2005 Amnesty International et la Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI). [Lire]
- 22 novembre 2005

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First ever arrest warrants by International Criminal Court
A first step towards addressing impunity
Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for five senior leaders of the Lord’s Republican Army charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Uganda since 1 July 2002, presents an important opportunity to address impunity for crimes that, over almost two decades, have caused the unimaginable suffering of thousands of people in northern Uganda. [Lire]
- 14 October 2005

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