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  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 18 TH TO 24 TH JULY, 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to a new week! Please receive and read through this week’s edition of our weekly updates compiled from last week which we will begin with a look at COVID-19 and the monkeypox virus followed by the key emerging human rights issues. COVID-19 UPDATES Results of COVID-19 tests done on 22 July 2022 confirm 21 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 168,999. The breakdown of the new cases is: 21 Alerts and Contacts: Kampala (16), Mbarara (2), Jinja (1), Isingiro (1), Wakiso (1) Source: https://twitter.com/MinofHealthUG PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021: LEGISLATORS REJECT MANDATORY VACCINATION Parliament rejected the proposed compulsory vaccination of adults that is provided for under the Publ...

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 11 TH TO 17 TH JULY, 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to a new week! In this week’s edition of updates, we begin by welcoming back HRDs, government agencies, and international agencies such as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) from commemorations to observe the World Population Day that happened on Monday, July 11, 2022. During the celebrations, the United Nations reported that November 15, 2022, is a day predicted for the global population to reach eight (8) billion. The projections were revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also showed that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. © WPP India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.   For details please visit: https://news.un.org/en/story/2...

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF JULY 4 TO 10, 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to a new week and this week’s edition of our weekly updates compiled from last week. In this week’s edition, let’s begin by congratulating Dr. Alice J Edward upon her appointment as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during the 50 th Human Rights Council session. HRCU and HRDs at large look forward to working closely with Dr. Alice J Edwards in advancing fundamental rights and freedoms, especially the right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Source and details: https://twitter.com/UN_HRC/status/1545421757619879938 COVID-19 UPDATES Results of COVID-19 tests done on 8 July 2022 confirm 69 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 168,36...

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF JUNE 27 TO JULY 3, 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to the new month of July 2022. W e hope that it comes with good health, peace, and happiness. As we look at this week's edition of the weekly updates, HRCU joins the Civil Society fraternity at large in congratulating Chapter Four Uganda upon their resumption of operations after the issuance of a new permit of operation by the NGO Bureau. Chapter Four Uganda is also welcomed back to the work of promoting, protecting, and defending fundamental human rights and freedoms in Uganda after nine months of “Indefinite Suspension” of its activities by the NGO Bureau. Statement source: https://twitter.com/chapterfourug/status/1542424144976875521 COVID-19 UPDATES Results of COVID-19 tests done on 1 July 2022 confirm 59 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 167,935. ...