HRCU WEEKLY UPDATE: ISSUE NO. 18 OF 2024
THE WEEK OF 1 ST TO 7 TH JULY 2024 Dear reader, Welcome to this new week! The Team at The Human Rights Centre Uganda believes that all is moving on well with you and your loved ones and is glad to continue sharing with you the weekly edition of human rights and key emerging issues within the operating environment of human rights defenders (HRDs). Below are some of the updates from the week of 1 st to 7 th July 2024 through which we hope that actions shall be drawn to improve the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Uganda and ultimately, world over. NATIONAL UPDATE HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC FINANCE: MUSEVENI FINALLY 'APPROVES' 2024/25 BUDGET President Yoweri Museveni finally assented to the Appropriation Bill that was passed by parliament in April. Appropriation Bill is the other name for the budget that lays out how government is going to raise money and how it intends to spend it. Museveni declined to assent to the