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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The State Minister for Agriculture, Mr Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, has faulted human rights defenders for allegedly being \u201cslow\u201d in pushing Parliament to fast-track the Human Rights Defenders\u2019 Bill.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Bill, fronted by West Budama Member of Parliament, Mr Fox Odoi, seeks to foster stronger partnerships and collaboration between the government and human rights defenders, while promoting adherence to international human rights standards and best practices.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Kyakulaga says the Bill is \u201cdying away\u201d, and urged all human rights defenders to be close to the government as a partner in their struggle to defend abuses of human rights.<\/p>\n

He added that protecting human rights is a \u201cmandatory programme\u201d for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government.<\/p>\n

Mr Kyakulaga made the revelation during a public dialogue organised by the National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders ahead of the International Day of Human Rights Defenders celebrations on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Mr Kyakulaga says the government is committed to supporting human rights and organisations protecting abuses of human rights; however, their effort is at times frustrated by those defending human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always sit in Cabinet and Parliament, but I am surprised that there was no brief about this day,\u2019\u2019 he said, adding that human rights defenders tend to work in isolation yet the government has got a big role to play in the course of achieving their goals.<\/p>\n

He said involving the government, especially line ministries like Justice and Constitutional Affairs, would enable them have a platform for debating their issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the NRM government came to power in 1986, the first thing done was to constitute a special organ to research on issues of human rights abuses,\u2019\u2019 Mr Kyakulaga explained.<\/p>\n

The executive director of the National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders, Mr Robert Kirenga, says they have not lost hope in the Bill and are working around the clock for it to return to the Floor of Parliament.<\/p>\n

He, however, noted that the issues of human rights abuses still come up in the country, and urged the populace not to lose hope because the defenders are there to advocate for them.<\/p>\n

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