Coalition Overview
The Uganda Coalition on the International Criminal Court (UCICC) is a coalition based campaign of the Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U) with a membership of over 265 spread country wide. The UCICC was formed in 2004, at a time when some Ugandans had publicly criticized and threatened to undermine the work of the Court in investigating the situation in Northern Uganda. HURINET-U at that time organized a workshop to bring together various key players in civil society, government and the international community to map out as well as endorse a strategy to be used in the campaign for the International Criminal Court (ICC) inUganda.
Vision
UCICC works towards a society free of impunity
Mission
To promote accountability and access to justice for heinous crimes
Press Release-Visit of President Omar Al Bashir to Uganda: UGANDA HAS CAUSE TO ARREST BASHIR (2)
Human Rights Network-Uganda, (HURINET-U) and the Uganda Coalition on the International Criminal Court (UCICC) are dismayed to learn that Government of Uganda has again extended an invitation to President Omar Al Bashir of Sudan to attend an International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Heads of State Summit from 15th-16th December 2011. This development is of great concern following stataments made by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hon. Okello Oryem who publically stated on WBS Prime News on-Sunday 04 December, 2011 that “Uganda has no cause to arrest President Bashir” and thatas a head of state he was free to come to Uganda while responding to Kenya’s High Court issuance of arrest warrant to Bashir last week.
