Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) have emphasised the need for recognition and respect of rights of prisoners regardless of their status in society.
This comes in the wake of the plight of two National Unity Platform (NUP) legislators Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North MP) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West MP) are currently battling a string of charges over their alleged involvement in the killings that took place in the greater Masaka region this year.
Mariam Wangadya, the chairperson of UHRC, said he constituted a team led by Fr Simon Lokodo to go and visit Muhammad Ssegirinya together with Allan Ssewanyana after they heard informal reports that they had been victims of torture.
Wangadya emphasised that rights and freedoms of all inmates are very important regardless of their social status or standing in the society.
Wangadya made the remarks while presenting a statement ahead of the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day 2021.
The day will be marked this Friday under the global theme: “Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.
