Mariam Wangadya resigns as chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission

According to ChimpReports, UHRC chairperson Mariam Wangadya resigned in a letter to President Yoweri Museveni dated 6 July 2026, without stating whether it took immediate effect. The resignation followed her public criticism, days earlier, of the President's appointments to the Commission, including former MP Simeo Nsubuga. Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara and other officials faulted her for criticising the President in public.