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HRCU WEEKLY ANALYSIS | 23RD TO 29TH JUNE 2025

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Dear Human Rights Defender and HRCU Partner in Human Rights Work , Welcome to this new week where we expect to press on with our advocacy towards and for a better and safer environment for the promotion, protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms. HRCU calls upon all human rights defenders and other stakeholders (both rights holders and duty bearers) to keep on the look out and communicate any matters arising in their communities so that possible practical solutions can be forged and applied. Below is a compilation of some of the updates from last week. NATIONAL UPDATE S MUSEVENI PICKS NOMINATION FORMS, CONFIRMS BID FOR 2026 ELECTIONS President Museveni has officially declared his intention to seek another term as National Resistance Movement (NRM) national chairperson and presidential flag bearer ahead of the 2026 general elections. Source: https://nilepost.co.ug/politics/268414/museveni-picks-nrm-nomination-forms-confirms-bid-for-2026-electi...
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HRCU WEEKLY ANALYSIS | 16TH TO 22ND JUNE 2025

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Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you to this 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. Last week saw HRCU in partnership with National Bureau for NGOs in Uganda holding a successful quarterly dialogue meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2DD6zLH-FU   and  https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/we-don-t-need-the-military-in-our-elections-says-otafiire-5085718    HRCU’s call to everyone especially human rights defenders is that we should be on the look out through the mechanisms of monitoring, documenting and reporting (MDR) to ensure that all citizens live a life where their rights and fundamental freedoms can be respected and upheld. Ultimately, the news updates should not only inform us about what is happening or what has happened but s...
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HRCU WEEKLY ANALYSIS FROM 10TH TO 15TH JUNE 2025

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THE WEEK OF 10 TH TO 15 TH JUNE 2025 Dear Reader, The Human Rights Centre Uganda welcomes you to this 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. Welcome back from the reading of the national budget 2025/2026. We believe that you have had and still have your take-aways from the same https://www.finance.go.ug/sites/default/files/2025-06/Budget%20Speech%20FY2025%20web_0.pdf 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 MUSEVENI VOWS JUSTICE FOR UNPAID HEROES President Museveni has praised the fighters who helped bring the NRM government to power and promised to monitor the issue of compensation, including for those who served in the military . Source...
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