The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is having talks with the Ugandan government in a bid to find a way to carry on with its work in the country after being expelled.
Uganda told the OHCHR recently that the mandate of its office, which was established in 2006 to expose widespread human rights violations in the country, would not be renewed. The OHCHR has documented many cases of rights violations by security forces, including torture, illegal detentions and failure to prosecute offenders.
According to activists, the decision of the Ugandan government to expel the rights monitors highlights the country’s deteriorating record on civil liberties. The OHCHR is now talking with the government of Uganda at the highest levels to try and find a way to continue its important work in the country.
The government of Uganda claims that the presence of UN is no longer needed, citing the progress it has made in establishing a domestic capacity to monitor human rights compliance which includes the emergence of a strong civil society.
Meanwhile, the OHCHR feels that there should be a UN Human Rights presence everywhere and is trying to continue its work in Uganda. The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, will soon have a conversation with the president of the Republic of Uganda.
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