As a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations concerned with protecting and enhancing the rights and liberties enshrined in Uganda’s 1995 Constitution, we take the occasion of this year’s International Human Rights Day to applaud Uganda’s unblemished record on signing and ratifying human rights instruments over the years. These give the distinct impression that human rights in Uganda are on the rise. We note with concern, however, a number of more concrete indicators which suggest that Uganda’s human rights record may if anything be in decline.

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