Our existence as human beings simply honors us rights. These rights are commonly known as fundamental rights, the rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being and they are inherent in all human beings, regardless of their age, sex, color, ethnic origin, location, language, religion, ethnicity, or any other status. They range from the most fundamental right “the right to life” and to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty. These rights are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are the same for everyone. They are regarded as requiring empathy and the rule of law and imposing an obligation on persons to respect the human rights of others, and it is generally considered that they should not be taken away except as a result of due process based on specific circumstances. All human rights are indivisible and interdependent. This means that one set of rights cannot be enjoyed fully without the other.

There are 30 human rights according to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by United Nations signed in Paris on 10 December 1948 and they are;

Why we Care!

Being able to speak freely without fear of brutal reprisal is more expansive more so in developing economies and undemocratic societies. This encompasses ideas and forms of expression that not everybody will like or agree with, people feel like they are going to be in danger from their government or societies because of what they think. People need to be protected and argue with certain ideas expressed in their society. This devasting situation needs involvement of the stake holders in addressing the root causes of this unfavorable situation that confront the majority of the marginalized people in Uganda. It can be through developmental initiatives and program that involve their full participation in order to achieve a meaning full social change among the population leading to economic transformation.
Being able to choose what one’s romantic life looks like is an essential human right but LGBT people are oppressed and abused, women and young girls are forced into marriages they don’t want, the importance of freedom to love is understated. Discrimination is the order of the day in some communities in Uganda mostly based on tribes, sex-orientation, color, religion and race. Politics in Uganda has become a tool of depression, disharmony and conduits that has promoted tribal sentiments, suppressed development, unbalanced sharing of the country cake and unjustified life among the population.

Denial of one right, invariably impedes enjoyment other rights. Thus, the right of every one to an adequate standard of living can not be compromised at the expense of other right to education etc. All people have a right to participate in and access information relating to the decision making process that affects their lives and wellbeing. Human rights issues in Uganda include unlawful or arbitrary killings, force disappearance torture, arbitrary detention, political prisoner, violence and intimidation, censorship, working against journalists, criminalization of libed and restricted access to internet, substantial interference with the rights of the people with intent to displace them from their places such as land, residences, kill them and deprive them of their belonging and social needs entitled to them.
Human right abuse stem from under development, economic pressures various social problems and international conditions, roots of repression, depression, discrimination and their denial of human rights that become deeper and more complex in areas of politics, social and economic issues. There is need to provide the concept of human rights in Uganda on how people should be treated and encouragement of equality, this is a matter of activists, non-governmental organization, international agencies, philanthropists and others to work towards enabling human rights in the country and the world at large.