Effects of government compliance with International Human Rights Instruments on freedom of expression in Uganda
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2026-04-30
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Uganda Christian University
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The research examined the effects of government compliance with international human rights instruments on freedom of expression in Uganda with a specific focus on Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). The study was guided by objectives which included; identifying the key international human rights instruments that safeguard freedom of expression applicable to Uganda, evaluating the effectiveness of these international human rights instruments in enforcing freedom of expression in Uganda, investigating the challenges faced in implementing these international human rights instruments aimed at ensuring freedom of expression in Uganda, and assessing the role of UHRC in promoting compliance with international human rights instruments in relation to freedom of expression in Uganda. The research followed a qualitative descriptive case study layout, the use of purposive and easy random sampling to pick out 10 respondents from pinnacle control and lower-stage employees, with facts accumulated thru in-intensity and key informant interviews and analyzed thematically to take a look at authorities compliance with worldwide human rights instruments and its effects on freedom of expression, even as adhering to strict ethical requirements. The research findings found out that UHRC widely acknowledges and applies worldwide human rights gadgets as the inspiration for shielding freedom of expression in Uganda, integrating them into policy alignment, lawsuits managing, investigations, tracking, reporting, and advocacy. even as those instruments strengthen UHRC’s authority and provide clean requirements for assessing authorities compliance, their sensible effectiveness is confined via vulnerable enforcement, restrained institutional cooperation, political pressures, and gaps among global commitments and implementation. Generally, UHRC plays a critical role in promoting government compliance through coverage recommendation, monitoring, reporting, public schooling, and advocacy, with real impact in large part dependent on political will and accountability mechanisms. Finally, the study recommended the need for strengthening political will and institutional support, enhancing capacity building for government officials, improving UHRC’s monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, expanding public education and advocacy on freedom of expression, and fostering inter-agency collaboration to ensure effective implementation and compliance with international human rights instruments in Uganda.
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Undergraduate