Press freedom and human rights violation in Kampala District Uganda: a case of Kampala Central Region
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2017-08
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Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science
Abstract
The study established the relation between press freedom and human rights by the researcher
in the central region of Kampala district, Uganda. In this case the researcher addressed the
problems that are encountered by press and human rights. This was manifested and detailed
in the following research objectives;- to examine the factors leading to human rights violation
in the central region, to establish the various categories and types of human rights and to
establish the relationship between press freedom and human rights violation in the central
region of Kampala district, Uganda. Freedom of the press is construed as an absence of
interference by outside entities, such as a government of religious organization, rather than as
a right for authors to have their works published by other people. On methodology; the study
used descriptive research approach on press freedom and human rights in Uganda in Kampala
district, specifically cross-sectional survey design using both the quantitative and qualitative
methods of data collection. The sample size was determined by use of Morgan & Krejcie
(1970) table for determining sample size from a given population. In the case the sample was
derived from the given population of 45 and the sample according to the Morgan's Table was
40 respondents. The data for this research will collect using questionnaire and one-on-one
interview with the journalists. Findings, the study findings established that the law protects
this right; it reorganizes the right as an inherent right which is supposed to be enjoyed simply
because they are human beings. It is provided for by the supreme law of Uganda which is the
constitution. But this law is not absolute it has limitations as seen in the analysis. There may
be cetiain extreme forms of expression which need to be curtailed for the protection of other
human rights. Conclusion and recommendation, the study confirmed the freedom of
expression is a right, which is provided for under the universally declared human rights,
African charter on Human and Peoples rights and the 1995 constitution. There is need to
nurture and support independent media bodies to champion the cause of press freedom amidst
the many challenges facing the profession.
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Research report submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Science in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award bachelor degree in Public Administration and Management of Kampala International University
Keywords
Press, Freedom, Human, Rights, Violation