ISSUE NO.25: HRCU WEEKLY [21ST -27TH SEPTEMBER 2020] UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HRDS' WORKING ENVIRONMENT
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UGANDA DURING THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC The Week of 21 st – 27 th September 2020 Issue No. 25 INTRODUCTION The working environment of human rights defenders remains engulfed in a series of issues and concerns. For instance, during the week of 21 st to 27 th September, various issues ranging from sexual and gender based violence, limitation of the right to education, land disputes and matters related to the electoral process were documented as indicated below. LATEST UPDATES ON COVID-19 IN UGANDA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD The COVID-19 infection rates remain high, with chunks of cases reported on a daily basis. By 27 th September 2020, the cumulative number of cases in Uganda rose to 7,777 with 75 deaths and 4,033 cumulative recoveries in Uganda. https://covid19.gou.go.ug/statistics.html As the CO