Margaret Sekaggya

Margaret Sekaggya
United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders
In office
2008–2014
Personal details
Born (1949-10-23) 23 October 1949
Kampala, Uganda
Alma materMakerere University (LL.B.) University of Zambia (LL.M.)
OccupationLawyer, Human Rights Activist

Margaret Sekaggya (born 23 October 1949) is a Ugandan lawyer and human rights activist. From 2008 to 2014, Sekaggya was the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights defenders.[1][2]

She is the founder of the Human Rights and Peace Center where she served an Executive Director. She was awarded with Dorothy Ngalombi Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 for her outstanding service and achievements as a human rights activist.[3]

Early life and education

Sekaggya was born in Kampala on 23 October 1949. In the 1960, she had her education at Old Kampala Senior School, and later Makerere College School and later joined Makerere University to pursue a bachelor of laws degree in 1970.[2] In 1990, she attained a master of laws degree from the University of Zambia.

Career

She has worked with the governments of Uganda, Zambia, and the United Nations. From 1996 to 2009, she as the chairperson for the Uganda Human Rights Commission. In 1995, she had been appointed a judge of the High Court of Uganda.

During this time, she was selected to oversee the Uganda Interim Electoral Commission. She also participated in the promulgation of the 4th Constitution of Uganda in 1995. During much of the 80s, she was based at the United Nations Institute for Namibia, readying Namibia's institutions for transition into independence. From 1978 to 1982, she was a magistrate based in Lusaka.[4][5] From 2008 to 2014, Sekaggya was the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights defenders.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Absence of chief justice worrying". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  2. 1 2 "Sekaggya: mother of the human rights gospel in uganda". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  3. ↑ Writer, Contributing (2023-01-26). "U.S. honors Ugandan human rights defender Margaret Sekaggya". Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Margaret Sekaggya Resume" (PDF). ohchr.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. ↑ "United Nations: Margaret Sekaggya, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights DefendersPAS | Protection International". www.protectioninternational.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Current mandate holders". Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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