WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS' WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN UGANDA
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UGANDA AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC PREVALENCE Issue no.21: The Week of 24 th - 30 th August 2020 INTRODUCTION At the start of the week, there were speculations about another COVID-19 lockdown because of increased number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country. The public anxiously waited for the presidential address on Tuesday 25 th August 2020 which eventually died out when no address was held. Uganda outwardly expressed that it was not ready for another lockdown despite the recent spike in the COVID-19 cases. Various issues noted from the health sector situation in managing the virus outbreak, journey through to the 2021 general elections and other human rights issues. LATEST UPDATES ON COVID-19 IN UGANDA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD Health institutions continue to demand for funding to treat COVID-19 patients. So