The Entebbe Senior Principal Magistrate Grade 1, Stella Okwong Paculal urged men to report all domestic violence cases to court for assistance.
She made a call during the Wakiso district human rights open day at St Charles Lwanga primary school, Kawuku, in Katabi Town Council, which was organized under the theme; “Celebrating our Rights, Strengthening our Communities.”
In her speech, the Senior Principal Magistrate Grade 1 highlighted that most men remain silent even when they are violated, most especially by their own wives and children or relatives, and therefore asked them to approach the Judiciary for justice whenever their rights are abused.
“I have read the status report for human rights 2023 for Wakiso district, and part of that is that men are not reporting domestic violence cases as they should be, yet a lot of you, our dear men, are suffering in silence; please come up and be assisted,” she said.
She also appealed to the public to participate in combating norbal warming and climate change saying what is happening now is not normal which is also a violation of human rights to a clean and health environment.
In addition, Okwong remarked that most violations happen to women, saying in Uganda, women are the face of poverty, women are the face of domestic violence, among others, so more support for women is kindly needed in a way of observing human rights.
“As judiciary, we are committed to ensuring the enforcement of human rights by all entities, actually we are usually at the receiving end so this is a call on you not to die in silence, reach out for help, get your matters to reach the justice system and then you will be helped,” the Senior Principal Magistrate Grade 1 noted.
Elly Kasirye, the Wakiso District Human Rights Committee chairperson, noted that they managed to record several concerns and cases of human rights violations from the community and are now ready to follow up until justice is served to the respective people.
He also pledged continuous support to the public in terms of carrying out such events in different localities, following up on the people’s concerns and cases until the end, as well as asking the community to continue advocating for their rights.
“We will be moving in all parts of Wakiso district to sensitize the public about human rights issues because we have realized that people need such pieces of training in a way of bringing justice closer to them,” Kasirye concluded.
Irene Namyalo, the Community Liaison Officer at Redeem International, appealed to the public, especially the widows and orphans, to report all their issues and cases regarding human rights violations to their organization for justice.
She also lauds the Wakiso district, together with the organizing committee of the event, for such a great platform for the public, which has benefited many in getting their cases recorded and solved.
According to Hadijah Nansubuga, the program manager of Paradigm for Social Justice and Development (PSD), cases of human rights abuse are increasing daily. That is why they decided to give a helping hand in terms of offering free legal and human rights services to the community in a way of extending justice to people.
The event brought together various civil society organizations (CSOs) and partners, including the Judiciary, Redeem International, Uganda prison, Paradigm for Social Justice and Development (PSD), and Uganda Police Force (UPF), among others, to extend free legal aid to the community.
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