Abdu Katuntu
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Abdu Katuntu is a former member of the Pan-African Parliament
from Uganda
and the Rapporteur of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights
. Katuntu is a member of Forum for Democratic Change
party, and former member of parliament for Bugweri County. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2006 Ugandan general election
.
Pan-African Parliament
The Pan-African Parliament , also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years...
from Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and the Rapporteur of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Committee on Justice and Human Rights
The Committee on Justice and Human Rights is one of the ten permanent committees of the Pan-African Parliament. It is in charge of law and justice issues in Africa.Functions of the committee:...
. Katuntu is a member of Forum for Democratic Change
Forum for Democratic Change
The Forum for Democratic Change , founded on December 16, 2004, is the main opposition party in Uganda. FDC was founded as an umbrella body mostly for disenchanted former members and followers President Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...
party, and former member of parliament for Bugweri County. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2006 Ugandan general election
Ugandan general election, 2006
The Ugandan general election of 2006 took place on February 23, 2006. This was the first multiparty election since Yoweri Museveni, the current president, took over power in 1986. Six candidates contested for the Presidential office, and at least 33 parties were expected to enter the Parliamentary...
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