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  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 26 TH SEPTEMBER TO 2 ND OCTOBER, 2022 Dear Human Rights Defender and HRCU Partner, Greetings! Welcome to this new month of October 2022. As we get into the last quarter of the year, HRCU continues to compile and share with you relevant information to keep you updated on some of the issues within the human rights promotion and protection environment. The idea is to see that human rights defenders and key stakeholders/partners get to develop strategies and initiatives aimed at ensuring that there is a conducive environment for civic engagement and promotion, protection, and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. Please receive and read through some of the updates compiled from last week.   One of the key highlights was that HRCU launched an online application where HRDs in Uganda can repor...

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 19 TH TO 25 TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 Dear reader, Welcome to this new week! This week started with a highlight of the quick spread of the Ebola disease which places us in a position of taking due care of ourselves and those around us. There is need to keep informed about the developments and know how to handle the situation as individuals, families, corporate bodies, and as a nation. The Human Rights Centre Uganda continues to share with you some of the relevant updates that were part of the news in the preceding week. Please read through the following: HEALTH WATCH: EBOLA OUTBREAK: SEVEN EBOLA CASES, ONE DEATH CONFIRMED IN UGANDA, WHO SCALES UP RESPONSE Seven cases of the rare Sudan strain of the virus, including one death, were confirmed in the east African country of Uganda. The announcement came two days after ...

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 12 TH     TO 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 Dear Reader, Welcome to a new week, Please receive and read through some of the key human rights issues that emerged last week. KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES THE RIGHT TO A FAIR HEARING: COURT FINALLY DISMISSES 1 CHARGE AGAINST MP MOHAMMED SSEGIRINYA The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court dismissed charges of inciting violence against Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya. The charges for which Ssegirinya was arrested on March 22, 2021, were dismissed on the basis that there was no sufficient evidence that would warrant Ssegirinya to defend himself against the allegations. Ssegirinya had been accused of staging a protest at Mini-Price in Kampala against the outcome of last year’s presidential election and demanding the release of National Unit...

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE KEY EMERGING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITHIN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF HRDS IN UGANDA THE WEEK OF 5 TH   TO 11 TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 Dear Reader, Welcome to a new week, The Human Rights Centre Uganda is pleased to share with you this week’s edition of the prime emerging human rights issues from last week. In the course of last week, The Human Rights Centre Uganda launched the 2020-2021 Annual Human Rights Defenders Situational Analysis Report.  Download and read the report here: https://www.hrcug.org/situation%20reports.html . For details: https://twitter.com/HRCUG/status/1568219919761788929 Below are some of the key human rights issues that emerged last week THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION VS RIGHT TO PRIVACY: MPS PASS CONTROVERSIAL COMPUTER MISUSE LAW Parliament on September 8, 2022, passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 targeting critical voices online. The legislation that has b...