NO PERSON IS FINE BUT SITUATIONS TEND TO BE FINE.

The community of Bubukwanga Sub County held a massive community meeting with the district leaders on 19^th September 2018. The meeting was at Bubukwanga secondary school grounds. The meeting was attended by the CAO, RDC, district speaker, LCV, DPC, and DISO. Other was the representatives from Obundingiya Bwa Bwamba and Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu, LCIII chairperson, and many other local leaders in their different capacities.

community members presenting issues.

According the citizens challenges as were presented by Mr. Tibakunirwa Michael the LCI chairperson of the area, he mentioned that conflicts in the areas are looked at in an unequal distribution of resources, politics of favoring certain individuals and community.


 some leaders relating specifically with certain community and leaving others, radicalism among the youth a trait being forced to them by the leaders of cultural institutions basing on the environment and then the relationship between the security personal and the community especially when it come to arrests of suspects. 
Ill treatment, torture as well as segregate handling of conflicts make citizens loose trust in the security personnel thus taking matters into their own hands.

In responding to the matters raised during the discussing on conflicts and human rights violation in the community, the speaker hon. Bagambe Moses mentioned thus “each person should play his/her role either as a leaders or and as community member….no person is at peace when the neighbours house is on fire”.

Ms jesca from human rights commission mentioned that protection of life and property is the role of every citizens. Rights to life should not be tempered with in the pretence of defending cultural values. “Our problems should instead bind us together regardless of our cultural diversity”.

According to the DPC, citizens have misused their rights in engaging in actions that violate other people rights. He highlighted that youth are engaged in gambling and end up stealing or involved in crime, citizens are forced to confront the security personnel thus forcing the police and other sister security people to shoot at them. Shooting is first to scare but if the group is not scared then some force can be used to ensure calm is restored and the culprits brought to book.

It was agreed from the meeting that, community should continue reporting human rights violations and suspected occurrence of conflicts to police. Befriend the security people and report the correct information, avoid confront other people and the security, facilitate team work and invest in information sharing as key to improve human rights protection. Rev Bigumisa thanks the CSO for their role in unifying the different cultural faction though some radical leaders of institutions still exist.

members listening to the duty bearer on human right related violations at Bubukwanga ggrounds