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    THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIROMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 5 TH TO 11 TH DECEMBER 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to this new week! Please receive and read through some of the key issues that emerged from last week within the human rights and human rights defenders’ context in Uganda. HRCU welcomes back all HRDs and the general public from commemorations of both the International Human Rights Defenders’ Day which occurred on Friday December 09, 2022 and the International Human Rights day which occurred on Saturday December 10, 2022. HRCU appreciates the National Coalition of Human Rights In Uganda for organizing the commemorations of the International Human Rights Defenders’ Day in Mbarara City with the highlight of planting of trees at Independence Park, which reveals the passion that HRDs have towards environmental conservation. https://www.independent.co.ug/human-rights-defenders-w

    THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIROMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 28 TH NOVEMBER TO 4 TH DECEMBER 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to this new week! Please receive and read through some of the key issues that emerged from last week within the human rights and human rights defenders context in Uganda.   HRCU invites you to virtually attend and participate in the 5 th Annual Women Human Rights Defenders Conference happening this week on Wednesday December 7, 2022 at Mestil Hotel, Nsambya from 9:00am. Click here to register: https://t.co/f83q99SY5s HEALTH WATCH EBOLA LOCKDOWN: LEADERS ASK PRESIDENT TO EASE EBOLA RESTRICTIONS Leaders in Mubende District asked President Museveni to ease the restrictions instituted to curb the spread of Ebola. Mr Michael Ntambi Muhereza, the Mubende LC5 chairperson, said: “The challenge with the extended lockdown is that a number of households have no fo