E/C.12/UGA/CO/1
The Committee recommends that the State party encourage data collection and
the production and use of statistics for human rights indicators, including for
economic, social and cultural rights. In this respect, the Committee refers the State
party to the conceptual and methodological framework for human rights indicators
developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(HRI/MC/2008/3). The Committee requests that the State party include in its next
periodic report statistical data on the enjoyment of each Covenant right,
disaggregated by age, sex, ethnic origin, urban/rural population and other relevant
status, on an annual comparative basis.
Maximum available resources
8.
The Committee is concerned about the insufficient resources allocated to key
sectors, notably social protection, health, housing, agriculture and education, which are of
significant importance for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights (art. 2).
The Committee recommends that the State party reprioritize its allocation of
resources and steadily increase the share of the public budget available to these
sectors with a view to ensuring the progressive realization of the rights contained in
the Covenant.
National human rights institution
9.
The Committee is concerned about the insufficient budgetary resources allocated to
the Uganda Human Rights Commission, as this negatively affects the Commission’s ability
to carry out its mandated activities. It is also concerned about the State party’s failure to
implement decisions taken by the Commission and to follow up on reports issued by it
(art. 2).
The Committee encourages the State party to increase the resources allocated
for the effective functioning of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, in line with
the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and
protection of human rights (the Paris Principles). The Committee also recommends
that the State party implement decisions taken by the Commission and that it follow
up on its reports.
Corruption
10.
While noting with appreciation the enactment of the Anti-Money-Laundering Act in
2013, as well as the adoption of anti-corruption measures, the Committee remains
concerned that the Act may not be sufficient to prevent illicit financial flows by private
companies. The Committee is also concerned about the persistence of corruption in the
State party, particularly in the health sector. The Committee is further concerned about the
lack of information on the impact of measures taken to combat corruption, including the
Anti-Corruption Court (art. 2 (1)).
The Committee encourages the State party to step up its efforts to address illicit
financial flows, including by addressing transfer pricing by foreign investors. The
Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat corruption,
including by increasing transparency in the public sector and ensuring the effective
functioning of all anti-corruption measures, and to provide information in its next
periodic report on the impact of measures taken, including to protect anti-corruption
activists.
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