Leveraging Digital Technologies to Strengthen Compliance with International Human Rights Standards in Uganda

This study draws on a legal perspective, exploring the role of technology in ensuring the observance of international human rights law. Technology is employed to enhance human efficiency in crime detection and prevention in most societies. The primary objective of this article is to highlight the nature of human rights violations in Uganda and recommend ways in which technology can be employed to stem the tide of human rights violations. In giving substance to this article, primary sources of law such as legislation, international instruments, law reports, and case laws were consulted. Similarly, secondary sources of law, such as books, journals, and online sources, were used. Summarily doctrinal research design was used in this work, culminating in some findings. The findings are that there has been poor or weak use of technology in human rights detection and prevention in Uganda. Artificial intelligence (AI) appears unknown to the security forces and human organizations in monitoring human rights abuses in Uganda. The study recommends that the government and the human rights monitoring organization should acquire modern electronic gadgets and also adopt AI devices to bring human rights violations under control. Human capital is needed, and people must be trained on the use of technology, to ensure compliance with international best practices in human rights protection and enforcement in Uganda.