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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.11 OF 2021 |The Week of March 22 - 28, 2021 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the last week of March as we look forward to April 2021.  Your labor and hard work in promoting and striving for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Uganda and beyond is never in vain and at one opportune time, more fruits and impact will be realized. Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU) remains committed to scanning the environment in which human rights defenders (HRDs) work in Uganda and sharing with all stakeholders relevant information that is hoped to inform better and realistic strategies towards improving the said environment so that in the course of their work, HRDs have all it takes to make human rights enjoyment a reality. Below are some of the key updates from the week ended March 28, 2021 COVID-19 SITUATION AND UPDAT...

                                THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HRD’S WORKING ENVIRONMENT Issue No.10 of 2021: Week of Monday 15 th to Sunday 21 st March 2021 INTRODUCTORY PHRASE We live in changing times but if we must change, let’s change for better. Each of us is a human rights defender – we are people who are working individually and in association with others not only to promote but also strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms. HRCU is committed to see that human rights defenders are informed of their environment so that they can engage in meaningful advocacy initiatives for a better tomorrow. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Some updates from the week of March 15 – 21, 2021 The COVID-19 Situation and Information At the...

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UGANDA AMIDST THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 ISSUE NO.9 OF 2021 | THE WEEK OF 8 TH – 14 TH MARCH, 2021 INTRODUCTION Dear Reader, Thank you for all you are doing to keep the candle burning in the room and world of human rights promotion and protection. The secret is in keeping on keeping on no matter what comes our way. The week climaxed with the Presidential address on the state of affairs in the country where he emphasized the need to avoid sectarianism, strive for patriotism and work hard towards regional integration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7nY4wfxI2s Below are some of the highlights of the week: COVID-19 NEWS AND UPDATE As of Sunday March 14, Uganda’s registered cumulative COVID-19 cases stood at 40,581 with 15,095 recoveries and 334 deaths. This means that from Sunday March 7 to Sunday March 14, there were 117 new cases, 30 recoveries and 0 (z...