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Analyzing the Role of the Media in Promoting Human Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of Nansana Municipality Wakiso District.

Buwembo Denis Kalungi, Dr Arinaitwe Julius


Abstract

The study established the role of the social media in promoting Human Rights in Uganda. The research was guided by three objectives that is to say; examining the impact of social media in promoting Human Rights (Gracious. A, 2023), finding out how social media improves human rights and find out how people have embraced the human rights acquired from social media in Uganda. The study employed case study design where data was collected using questionnaire as the major data collection technique used on a sample of 50 respondents that included people in Nansana Municipality in Uganda. It was also found out that social media has come out to educate the public about their rights including rights such as right to education, health services, security, food among others. It was however found out that social media is facing a lot of challenges that hinder their effective deliverance of their human rights. It is recommended that legislative review is taken in to consideration. Especially, the Mass Media and Access to Freedom of Information Proclamation and Antiterrorism Proclamation imposes an excessive fines and rigorous punishment on journalists and media institution owners for minor violations of the provisions. National human rights institutions have to strive in assisting the media in its effort to promote and educate human rights.

Keywords

media and human rights
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

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Buwembo Denis Kalungi & Dr Arinaitwe Julius (2023). Analyzing the Role of the Media in Promoting Human Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of Nansana Municipality Wakiso District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(5). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=843

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