Vision
The Justice and Peace Commission of Mbarara Archdiocese envisions a peaceful, just, harmonious, and prosperous community of God's people in Mbarara Archdiocese, irrespective of tribal and other differences.
Mission
To build a society where the Gospel values of love, human dignity, rule of law, and peace are cherished and practiced in day-to-day relationships.
Duties
- To study in depth, disseminate, and help implement the social doctrine of the Church's Magisterium.
- To develop programmes on good governance, peace, justice, human rights, democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law with a view to educating and empowering God's people, regardless of religious affiliations, to participate actively in promoting them.
- To conduct research on relevant human rights and governance issues and make the findings available to all relevant non-government and government institutions for appropriate action.
- To create and strengthen networks with all key stakeholders, both within and outside the Church, in the areas of human rights, peace, and development by providing relevant information on peace and human rights issues for the Bishop, Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission, the Justice and Peace Executive Committee, and others. Registering and sharing information with some key and relevant civil society networks and organisations in the country and other parts of the world.
- To endeavour to obtain information on specific acts of injustice and violation of human rights, especially in the Archdiocese, and submit the findings to the relevant government institutions and to the local ordinary and the national secretariat of Justice and Peace Commission in Kampala for remedy and possible action.
Members
- Fr. Patrick Mbyemeire: Executive Secretary
- Fr. Suzario Mwesiime: Chairman
- Sr. Leocardia Ayebare
- Sr. Jacinta Atuhairwe
- Mrs. Everlyn Walimbwa
- Mr. Longino Ndyanabo
- Mr. Boniface Barinyenka
- Mrs. Cotilda Mbabazai
- Mr. D'Bango Bezire
- Mrs. Virginia Byarugaba