It is based on the Paris Principles which are the guidelines for the establishment of a national human rights institution.
[2] The national headquarters of UHRC are located at 4929 Buganda Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
Members of the Commission have to be persons of high moral character and proven integrity.
[4] The current Chairperson[ Mariam Mutonyi Wangadya] appointed on Wednesday 29 th September 2021, replaced late Meddie Ssozi Kaggwa, a predecessor of Margaret Sekaggya in 2009.
The UHRC is accredited with "A status" by the International Co-ordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC), giving it enhanced access to the United Nations human rights system.