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HRCU WEEKLY ANALYSIS FROM 10TH TO 15TH JUNE 2025

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THE WEEK OF 10 TH TO 15 TH JUNE 2025 Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you to this new week and is pleased to share its latest updates, focusing on human rights and key emerging issues from the past week , particularly those impacting human rights defenders (HRDs) in Uganda. Welcome back from the reading of the national budget 2025/2026. We believe that you have had and still have your take-aways from the same https://www.finance.go.ug/sites/default/files/2025-06/Budget%20Speech%20FY2025%20web_0.pdf These updates underscore critical areas that warrant the continued attention and advocacy of human rights defenders, with the aim of steadily improving the environment in which they operate. NATIONAL UPDATE S MUSEVENI VOWS JUSTICE FOR UNPAID HEROES President Museveni has praised the fighters who helped bring the NRM government to power and promised to monitor the issue of compensation, including for those who served in the military . Source...

HRCU WEEKLY ANALYSIS | 2ND TO 8TH JUNE 2025

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THE WEEK OF 2 ND TO 8 TH JUNE 2025 Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you back from the celebration of National Heroes Day, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFkNXhDMY5A and to a new week where we expect or hope to continue advocating for the promotion, protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. These updates underscore critical areas that warrant the continued attention and advocacy of human rights defenders, with the aim of steadily improving the environment in which they operate. NATIONAL UPDATE S UMEME TAKES UGANDAN GOVERNMENT TO ARBITRATION OVER SHS1 TRILLION PAYMENT DISPUTE Umeme Limited has announced its intention to pursue international arbitration in London to recover an outstanding claim of USD 292 million (UGX 1.11 trillion) from the Government of Uganda, following its concession exit. Source: https://kikubolane.com/2025/06/02/umeme-goes-to-a...