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  The Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS’ WORKING ENVIRONMENT ISSUE NO.3/2021 | The Week of Monday 18 th  to Sunday 24 th  January, 2021 INTRODUCTION HRCU welcomes you back from the 35 th  commemoration of Uganda’s Liberation Day that is observed annually on 26 th  January. This is the day the National Resistance Movement (NRM) took power/leadership of Uganda and is a public holiday that gives Ugandans an opportunity to reflect on the key achievements of the NRM government and think of areas that still need to be attended to make the Pearl of Africa a better place to live in. HRCU continues to research, document and share information touching the working environment of human rights defenders in Uganda. Please note that for purposes of avoiding flooding you with so much information, a few news items are documented in this brief. The sources and links provided herein may lead you to more detailed stori

  The Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS’ WORKING ENVIRONMENT                                                                     ISSUE NO.2/2021 INTRODUCTION As we journey on in 2021, HRCU continues to document some of the key developments within the working environment of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Uganda. Speaking and interacting with some of the HRDs in the regions (Eastern, Western, Central, Northern and South Western Uganda) reveals that despite some reports and realities of violation and abuse of human rights and fundamental freedoms, they continue to be resilient and to focus on their work of ensuring that at the end of each day, everyone enjoys their inherent and