By Our Reporter
The Uganda Human Rights Tribunal has awarded the grand total of Ushs. 70 Million to 10 victims in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
The cases included the violation of rights to personal liberty for persons detained beyond 48 hours, violation of the right to freedom from torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment and punishment.
A tribunal session was on Monday conducted in Soroti Regional office, and presided over by the chairperson of the commission Honorable Mariam with a panel of three other members of the commission including Hon. Retired Col. Stephen Basalisa, Honourable Crispin Kageru, and Hon. Jacklit Atuhaire.
Miss. Aidah Nakiganda, the Director in charge complaints at the commission, told the Patriot that out of the 19 cases, 18 of these cases were repoeted against the office of the Attorney General, while one case is against the Uganda wildlife Authority.
The victims, whom the commission in Soroti asked to remain anonymous, were abused between 2007 and 2011 from different parts of the region including Teso, Ssebei and Bugishu. The others were brutally tortured by the men in uniform while in their custody while others sustained serious and permanent injuries in their bodies.
“I urge the general public to utilize the commission’s regional office at Soroti and the two field offices of Mbale and Kapchorwa Municipality to report complaints of human rights Violations for appropriate redress”, Nakiganda said.
