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  Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 19 TH TO 25 TH MAY 2025 Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you to a new week and is pleased to share its latest updates, focusing on human rights and key emerging issues from the past week , particularly those impacting human rights defenders (HRDs) in Uganda. These updates underscore critical areas that warrant the continued attention and advocacy of human rights defenders, with the aim of steadily improving the environment in which they operate. NATIONAL UPDATE S PARLIAMENT DEFIES SUPREME COURT WITH PASSAGE OF BILL EXPANDING MILITARY JURISDICTION OVER CIVILIAN Uganda’s Parliament passed the contentious UPDF Amendment Bill 2025, granting military courts sweeping powers to try civilians under certain circumstances—a move tha...

THE WEEK OF 12 TH TO 18 TH MAY 2025 Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you to a new week and is pleased to share its latest updates, focusing on human rights and key emerging issues from the past week , particularly those impacting human rights defenders (HRDs) in Uganda. These updates underscore critical areas that warrant the continued attention and advocacy of human rights defenders, with the aim of steadily improving the environment in which they operate. NATIONAL UPDATE S EUROPEAN UNION RAISES CONCERN ON RISING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN UGAND A The head of the European Union Delegation to Uganda, Ambassador Jan Sadek has expressed concern about increased reports of human rights abuses and extrajudicial actions by security forces. Source: https://www.independent.co.ug/eu-raises-concern-on-rising-human-rights-violations-in-uganda/?utm MUHOOZI DEMANDS UHRC APOLOGY OVER EDDIE MUTWE, BLASTS EU FOR MEETING BOBI WINE General Muhoozi Kaineruga...