HRCU WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS: ISSUE NO.4 OF 2022

Good morning dear Human Rights Defender and HRCU Partner;

Well done in all spheres of life, especially in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

This communication is to check with you to see that you didn’t miss some of the news items. Please receive and read through the links shared herein.

Our mandate is to contribute to a society where everyone enjoys their universally recognized/inherent rights and freedoms; a society where everyone is treated with respect and dignity; where institutions actually operate independently to protect the citizenry at all material times.

It is everyone’s responsibility to work individually or in association with others to advocate for an end to torture, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment and to promote all other rights spelt out in Chapter Four of the Constitution and other regional and international human rights instruments.

COVID19 UPDATES

Results of COVID-19 tests done on 6 February 2022 confirm 67 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 162,375. The breakdown of the new cases is: 63 Alerts and Contacts; Wakiso (38), Jinja (6), Kampala (16), Mbale (1), Amuru (1), Isingiro (1) 04 Truck drivers; Kyotera (3), Pakwach (1).

https://twitter.com/MinofHealthUG

COVID19 CASES IN SCHOOLS: OVER 400 ISOLATED AS COVID CASES SHOOT UP IN SCHOOLS

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/over-400-isolated-as-covid-cases-shoot-up-in-schools--3702736

COVID19 VACCINATION: GOVT WANTS LAW FOR FORCED VACCINATION OR SIX MONTHS IN JAIL

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/govt-wants-law-for-forced-vaccination-or-six-months-in-jail-3706508

COVID19 SURVEILANCE: MINISTRY WITHDRAWS HEALTH PERSONNEL FROM BORDER POINTS

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/covid-ministry-withdraws-health-personnel-from-border-points-3701420

OMICRON VARIANT: OMICRON SUB-VARIANT FOUND IN 57 COUNTRIES- WHO

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/omicron-sub-variant-found-in-57-countries-who-3702422

EMERGING ISSUES:

FOREIGN POLICY; REGIONAL RELATIONS

THE REOPENING OF UGANDA-RWANDA BORDER: MINISTER BAHATI SAYS CROSS BORDER MOVEMENTS ARE RESTRICTED TO CARGO

https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/national/uganda-rwanda-border-minister-bahati-says-cross-border-movement-are-restricted-to-cargo--3702312

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

THE $10BILLION FINAL INVESTMENT DEAL FOR UGANDA’S OIL

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/chinese-french-oil-majors-seal-10-billion-deal-for-uganda-megaproject-3701198.

KAMPALA STREET VENDORS: KCCA SPEAKER LUYIRIKA, 13 COUNCILLORS ARRESTED OVER STREET VENDORS PROTEST

https://observer.ug/news/headlines/72650-kcca-speaker-luyirika-13-councillors-arrested-over-street-vendors

ACCESS TO JUSTICE; THE RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING

PROVIDE JUSTICE TO ALL UGANDAN; CHIEF JUSTICE TELLS JUDGES

https://capitalradio.co.ug/news/latest/2022-01-31-provide-justice-to-all-ugandanchief-justice-tells-judges/

JUSTICE FOR NOVELIST KAKWENZA

UGANDAN NOVELIST KAKWENZA TO STAND TRIAL IN MARCH

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/ugandan-novelist-kakwenza-rukirabashaija-stand-trial-in-march-3709046

Related write ups:

FREEDOM FROM TORTURE

COURT ORDERS INVESTIGATIONS INTO MPS SSEGIRINYA, SSEWANYANA TORTURE ALLEGATIONS

https://capitalradio.co.ug/news/latest/2022-02-02-court-orders-investigations-into-mps-ssegirinyassewanyana-torture-allegations/

 Wishing you the very best.

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