Reporting under the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol
Guidelines); and
(iii)
The steps taken by Uganda on the implementation of economic, social
and cultural rights as set out in the Principles and Guidelines on the
Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ECOSOCC Guidelines).
Obligations of State Parties
51. Uganda has not yet ratified some key regional and international human rights
treaties which are critical for enhancing the enjoyment of human rights in
Uganda, including:
(i)
(ii)
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance;
African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and
Administration
(iii) Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice
and Human
Rights
(iv) Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of
Terrorism;
(v)
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty;
(vi) The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights;
(vii) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women; and
(viii) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a
communications procedure.
52. Uganda has not fully aligned its laws and regulations with its commitments
under regional and international human rights treaties, through the
domestication of these instruments, including notably the African Union
Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in
Africa (Kampala Convention). It has also not fully domesticated the Maputo
Protocol, thus impeding the full realisation of the rights of women guaranteed
under the Protocol;
Charter, indicate the legislative and other measures undertaken for the full realization of the rights herein
recognized.“
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