Since achieving its independence from Britain on 9 October 1962, Uganda has had a tempestuous political history marked by civil wars, dictatorship, electoral authoritarianism, ethnic tension and military incursion. Arguably, it was the British colonial administration that provided fertile ground for political instability in Uganda through its divide and rule policy, a weak state apparatus...
The Commission of Inquiry into the Disappearances of People was a targeted inquiry into alleged disappearances in Uganda following a military take-over in 1971. The Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights (1986-1995) was established in 1986 to investigate human rights abuses committed from October 1962 to January 1986.
The Parties agreed to make every effort to disband and disarm terrorist groups and to prevent any acts of terrorism or hostile actions that might originate in the territory that might endanger the security of the other nation. The Parties agreed to join in a common effort to promote regional peace and to end the...
The Parties to the Sirte Agreement affirmed the security and integrity of the political borders of all states and agreed to cease hostilities to pave the way for dialogue and peaceful resolution. The Parties further agreed to deployment of neutral African peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and reaffirmed the need to...
In the Luanda Agreement the Parties agreed to put in place a Joint Pacification Committee on Ituri consisting of the Parties, the political, military, economic and social forces active in the Bunia area, and the inhabitant grassroots communities. The Parties further agreed to cooperate in the areas of defence and security, including training and coordinated...
The Parties to the Agreement on Comprehensive Solutions agreed on directive principles to guide the implementation of the Agreement, including active participation of citizens in their own governance at all levels, a government broadly representative of the national character, gender and social diversity, balanced development with special measures for least developed areas, affirmative action for...
The Parties to the Agreement agreed to a ceasefire and in Appendix A the LRA undertook in conjunction with district authorities of Gulu and Kitgum to conduct public rallies in all counties for the purpose of explaining the peace process to the public. Further, they agreed that during this process two elders would be nominated...
The Parties to the Ceasefire Agreement agreed to the screening of UNRF II ex-combatants and their families for suitability of integration either in the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) or civilian life after the conclusion of the peace process. The Parties agreed that the UNRF II would prepare an agenda for the peace talks and...
These agreements together aim to promote sustainable peace and security in the Great Lakes region. The Preamble to the Pact on Security, Stability and Development reaffirms the “individual and collective determination to transform the Great Lakes Region into a space of durable peace and security, of political and social stability, and of economic growth and...
The Parties expressed their desire to achieve, maintain and promote peaceful coexistence and harmony. The Parties agreed to the establishment of a Joint Verification and Investigation Committee to be constituted by representatives of each Party’s Armed Forces, with the mandate to investigate alleged acts of aggression or hostilities both within and outside the territories of...
The Parties to the Peace Agreement agreed to establish and sustain a system of Government acceptable to and endorsed by the people of Uganda. The Parties agreed to establish a National Resistance Council as an Interim Government, with appropriate representation of UPDM, which within the term of the present government would resolve itself into a...
The Parties to the Peace Talks agreed on the establishment of a Military Council as the supreme organ of government in Uganda and consisting of representatives of the combatant forces, including Uganda National Liberation Army, National Resistance Army, Uganda Freedom Movement, Federal Democratic Movement, Former Uganda National Army and the Uganda National Rescue Front.
On 30 June 1974, President Idi Amin passed Presidential Legal Notice No. 2., the Commission of Inquiry Act (Charter, 1974), to establish the Commission of Inquiry into the Disappearances of People in Uganda since January 25, 1971. It was alleged that a number of Ugandan citizens had disappeared in Uganda after the military coup that...
Following the 1986 coup by the National Resistance Army (NRA), the group’s leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni became president of Uganda. Museveni established the Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights (CIVHR) as his first action to address 24 years of gross human rights violations inflicted on Ugandan people by past regimes. The Commission of...
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