The High Court in Kampala has directed ex-Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Director Col Kaka Bagyenda and 14 security operatives to pay Shs175 million to a businessman who was illegally tortured and detained at Lwamayuba island in Kalangala district for more than a year without any charges. The order was issued […]
Torture victims have been advised to always to speak up against the vice and file formal complaints. Speaking to KFM, Mr. Samuel Herbert Nsubugahe, the chief executive officer of African Centre For Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV) revealed that on average, the ACTV rehabilitation center receives about ten […]
UN rights experts have decried the failure by nations to investigate torture cases. A UN independent expert has told the Human Rights Council that states must be “primary responders” in torture cases, to end impunity and bring justice on behalf of victims. Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture […]
