Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment: Impact On Human Rights Enforcement in Uganda

ABSTRACT

The research paper discuss what torture is, the origin of torture, its historical developments, types of torture both in the ancient and modern, the research further goes on to discuss the illegality of torture citing treaties and convections that prohibit torture this include the UN Convection Against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment, The Universal Declaration of Human rights the 1995 constitution of Ugru"lda all prohibit torture practices; however despite this conventions security forces continue to use torture and physical violence during interrogation and to punish both pretrial detainees and convicted prisoners. Although authorities periodically issue directives against the use of torture by' police, the problem persists and remains an issue in contention.