The Human Rights Centre Uganda Blog

  THE WEEK OF 8 TH TO 14 TH APRIL 2024 Dear reader, Welcome to this week’s edition of the updates on the working environment of HRDs and some of the key issues that emerged last week. In this edition, we aim to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the human rights issues and challenges faced by HRDs in their tireless efforts to promote and protect human rights in Uganda. Join us as we delve into the latest updates on the working environmnet of HRDs and shed light on some of the critical issues that have emerged in the past week. SUPPORTING REFUGEES: US GIVES UGANDA SHS 95BN FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE The US government allocated more than $25 million (about Shs 95.3 billion) towards refugee and food security assistance to Uganda. The aid was channeled through its foreign development agency, USAID, and the Department of State. This is in addition to humanitarian funding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) to

  THE WEEK OF 1 ST TO 7 TH APRIL 2024 Dear reader, Welcome to a new week and another edition of our weekly updates dedicated to shedding light on the working environment of human rights defenders in Uganda and the key emerging human rights issues. In this ongoing series, we aim to provide insightful commentary, share compelling narratives, and highlight the challenges and triumphs experienced by HRDs in Uganda and across the world. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S RULING: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS UGANDA’S ANTI HOMOSEXUALITY LAW The Constitutional Court last week ruled that Uganda’s Anti Homosexuality law was properly passed by parliament and largely complies with the constitution. On May 26th 2023, the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni assented to the Anti Homosexuality Bill of 2023 thereby turning it into law. The court however struck down a few provisions of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, but left most of the law intact.   The nullified sections had criminalised