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THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIROMENT OF HRDS THE WEEK OF 24 TH to 30 TH JANUARY, 2022 Dear Human rights defenders and Partners of HRCU, we hope all is moving well so far as we wrap up the first month of 2022. In this week’s edition, we look through some of the key stories that emerged in the week of 24 th to 30 th January, 2022. After nearly two years of closure, we saw the lifting of restrictions in the social life arena of the economy when bars, concerts and cinemas were reopened and/or allowed to operate again. There was granting of bail and release of satirical Novelist Mr. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija https://observer.ug/news/headlines/72571-kakwenza-finally-resurfaces-in-iganga-ordered-out-of-kisaasi-house . There was installation of the 4 th Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, Paul Ssemwogerere who replaced the late Archbishop Lwanga- https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/pictorial/kampala-s

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIROMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF TO 17 TH TO 23 RD JANUARY 2022 Dear Human Rights Defender and HRCU Partner, Greetings! Hoping that you and your Team(s) are well and keeping safe. Welcome to the last week of January 2022! Next week shall usher us into February! The question is: “what have we accomplished in January?” In this update, HRCU shares with you some of the stories from last week (17 th to 23 rd January, 2022) and continues to monitor the context in which human rights defenders operate. There was talk about eviction of street vendors from Kampala city http://nilepost.co.ug/2022/01/23/eviction-of-street-vendors-leaves-traders-in-city-arcades-in-tears/ ; sky-rocketing fuel prices that many thought would have subsided by mid-week https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/outcry-as-uganda-fuel-crisis-escalates-3686958 . We also

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIROMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 10 TH TO 16 TH JANUARY, 2022 Dear Human Rights Defender and HRCU Partner in the Human Rights defending arena, Hoping that this email finds you and loved ones/Team are well and safe. HRCU continues to value/appreciate your work and prays that we continue to partner in contributing to a favorable environment where human rights and fundamental freedoms can be promoted, protected and realized. We are glad that the economy is opening up and citizens are slowly picking up and recovering from COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant effects. By way of update, r esults of COVID-19 tests done on 16 January 2022 confirmed 257 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 158,933 with the break down being 252 Alerts And Contacts; Kampala (124), Wakiso (76), Oyam (10), Kween (9), Arua (6), G