Alexia Nambache2026-09-022026-09-022026-06-12https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3593UndergraduateThis paper has explored how the international organizations have responded to violation of human rights and impunity in electoral campaigns in Kampala, Uganda. The objective of the study was to investigate the manner in which international organizations react to the abuse of human rights during campaigns, the factors which limit their effectiveness, the effects of impunity on the safety of human rights, and the prevalent types of abuses that are witnessed during campaigns. The research problem was based on what was found to be the gap between the commitment of the government of Uganda to the international human rights standards and the prevalence of widespread human rights violations and impunity during electoral campaigns despite international attention and intervention. The research design adopted was a qualitative research design and was conducted in Kampala City, in areas that are often related to political activities and election related tensions. Semi-structured interviews with key informants, review of the documentary, and analysis of the case study, were used as data collection methods. The results have shown that the electoral campaigns in Kampala have always been marked by a high level of violation of human rights involving arbitrary arrests, intimidation, excessive use of force, suppression of the freedoms of assembly and expression, harassment of journalists, and targeting of the opposition supporters. The research also determined that such abuses are systemic and are often enabled by the selective enforcing of laws and politicization of state institutions. Despite the active efforts of international bodies including the United Nations, African Union and international non-governmental organizations to monitor, document and condemn these abuses, their efforts have not been very effective in holding them accountable.enDissertation