The Uganda Human Rights Fee (UHRC) has strongly opposed the Uganda Communications Fee’s (UCC) latest choice to ban songs by artists Lil Pazo and Gravity Omutujju, labeling the transfer as oppressive and a violation of basic rights.
UHRC Chairperson, Mrs. Mariam Fauzat Wangadya, condemned the ban, describing it as autocratic and detrimental to the artists’ freedom of expression and livelihoods.
“The latest transfer by UCC to ban the songs of some artists is oppressive, autocratic, a violation of their rights to freedom of expression and employment, and an unjustifiable assault on their livelihoods,” she acknowledged.
Mrs. Wangadya emphasised that in a free society like Uganda, the market ought to dictate the acceptability of music slightly than choices by just a few highly effective people.
She additionally criticized the dearth of clear standards for figuring out morality, including, “Who measures morality? We’ll resist makes an attempt to show our nation into an autocracy.”
The controversy arose after UCC directed media homes to cease airing songs like Enkudi and Omunio, citing public complaints about their express content material and perceived immorality.
Whereas UCC defended its actions as a response to societal considerations, Mrs. Wangadya urged the fee to rethink its stance, warning that such choices might hurt Uganda’s inventive business and infringe on artists’ rights to precise themselves freely.
