Organised by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa and the Uganda Human Rights Commission
18 December 2014
Protea Hotels
Kampala, Uganda
On 18 December 2014, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA), with assistance from the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), organized a Roundtable Discussion on the Prevention and Prohibition of Torture: Good Practices and Challenges in Uganda. The objective of the discussion was to identify and discuss good practices and challenges in the prevention of torture in Uganda and elsewhere. Participants at the Meeting included state actors, civil society organisations (CSOs) and representatives from UHRC.
CPTA members who attended the meeting were its Chairperson, Commissioner Lawrence M. Mute; Mr Jean-Baptiste Niyizurugero, Vice Chairperson; Madam Hannah Forster, Member; and Mr. Malick Sow, Member.
The Chairperson shared the experiences of the Commission in relation to torture prevention and prohibition, as well as the jurisprudence of the Commission in that regard.
Mr. Kamadi Byonabye, Director of Regional Services of UHRC; Mr. Samuel Nsubuga, Executive Director of the African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV); and General Kale Kaihura, Inspector General of Police of the Uganda Police Force, were amongst the principal participants who shared the experiences in their respective Institutions in relation to the prevention of torture in Uganda.
This is a summary of the good practices, challenges and opportunities identified during the roundtable discussion.
