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Human rights and the plight of the victims of Rwanda genocide : A case study of the observance of the right to fair justice
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
The research explored the observance of Human Rights and the victims of Rwanda genocide in Rwanda. The study set to establish: Rwanda genocide victims and right to fair justice, Rwanda genocide victims and a right to full ...
Legislative promotion of socioeconomic human rights in Uganda through the budget process
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
Uganda underwent the democratization process in the 1980s with the leadership promising to provide a ‘fundamental change’ and introducing reforms in the political, economic and social arena. Despite these reforms, social ...
Challenges of domesticating international human rights treaties: A case study of the convention on the rights of the child in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2011)
This study focuses on the challenges of implementing international human rights standards through domestication. It examines the claim that the values contained in international human rights treaties are predominantly ...
The respect of prisoners’ rights: A case study of Luzira prison, 2000-2012
(Makerere University, 2012)
This study was set out to assess the respect of the rights of prisoners in Luzira complex. It focused on conflicts in society as causes of imprisonment, the awareness of various rights of inmates and discussed four basic ...
Challenges to the realisation of the right to adequate food in post-war Uganda: A case study of Otuke District
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
The study assessed the challenges to realisation of the right to adequate food in post-LRA war affected areas in Northern Uganda. The study objectives were to; a) To identify and describe the human rights instruments in ...
Policy implementation in the realisation of the right to education for children with physical disabilities in Uganda: A case study of Bushenyi District.
(Makerere University, 2014)
The aim of this study is to evaluate UPE as an inclusive programme and assess its effectiveness in including Children with Disabilities (CWDs). The study further reviews the relevant human rights instruments concerning the ...
Assessing institutional medical policies in places of work: a case study of DFCU Bank, Kampala District
(2011-03)
This study is set out to examine medical policies in organisations / places of work. It was carried out in DFCU Bank using five purposively selected branches. The study was guided by two major objectives of; (i) Finding ...
A comparative study of human rights issues in the novels of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Alex la Guma and Chinua Achebe.
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
This study makes a comparative analysis of human rights issues depicted in the novels of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Alex La Guma and Chinua Achebe. It discusses cultural rights violation and notes that in Ngugi and Achebe’s novels ...
Mob justice and the right to life in Mityana District. A case study of Mityana Town Council
(Makerere University, 2016)
Mityana has become a den of mob justice in spite of the existing legal framework. The study was therefore bent on establishing why this happened that led to a violation of not only the right to life but also a number of ...
Assessing the socio-economic status of child mothers and their children in Entebbe Municipality
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Available literature indicates that majority of the men who father children with teenage mothers tend to be a few years older than their teenage partners, although a minority may be significantly older (Bunting and McAuley, ...