Margaret Sekaggya

Margaret Sekaggya is a Ugandan lawyer and human rights activist. From 2008 to 2014, Sekaggya was the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights defenders.

Life
Sekaggya was born in Kampala on 23 October 1949. In 1970, she began studying at Makerere University pursuing a bachelor of laws degree. In 1990, she attained a master of laws degree from the University of Zambia. She has worked with the governments of Uganda, Zambia, and the United Nations. From 1996 to 2009, she as the chairperson for the Uganda Human Rights Commission. In 1995, she had been appointed a judge of the High Court of Uganda. During this time, she was selected to oversee the Uganda Interim Electoral Commission. She also participated in the promulgation of the 4th Constitution of Uganda in 1995. During much of the 80s, she was based at the United Nations Institute for Namibia, readying Namibia's institutions for transition into independence. From 1978 to 1982, she was a magistrate based in Lusaka. From 2008 to 2014, Sekaggya was the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights defenders.