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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 11 TH TO 17 TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Dear Esteemed Reader, Greetings, its yet another week, another opportunity to expand our horizons on the emerging issues within the working environment of human rights defenders in Uganda and across the globe. The path of a human rights defender is often fraught with challenges, but your unwavering commitment to justice is a guiding light for us all. You're making the world a better place through the different initiatives geared towards human rights promotion and protection. PROMOTION OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION: GOVT RELEASES SH109.71BN TO SCHOOLS AS THIRD TERM BEGINS As schools open up their gates to welcome learners for the final and promotional term of this academic year, the government has taken a significant step by releasing sh109.71 billion in capitation grants. Dr. Denis Mugimba, th...

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 4 TH TO 10 TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Dear Esteemed Reader, Welcome to this new week, Thank you keeping with us throughout this journey of contributing to a conducive working environment for human rights defenders and the overall promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Human rights are a critical aspect of our global society, and staying informed about the evolving challenges/issues and opportunities in this field is essential. JUDICIARY HAS NO SPACE FOR CORRUPTION - DEPUTY CJ BUTEERA The deputy chief justice, Richard Buteera, has expressed concerns about ongoing corruption tendencies within the judiciary, particularly at the Chief Magistrate's courts. He raised these concerns while closing a nine-day induction training for newly recruited chief magistrates at Colline Hotel in Mukono. Buteera emphas...

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 AUGUST TO 3 RD SEPTEMBER 2023 Dear Esteemed Reader, Welcome to the month of September 2023! It is amazing how the year is running out so fast. As a new month begins, let's renew our commitment to promoting and defending human rights and dignity of all individuals. Together, we can make a difference through the different approaches and strides such as capacity building and knowledge enhancement; advocacy and networking; research and documentation; among others to ensure that everyone lives a life worth celebration every other day. Below are some of the stories that came through the past week: PROMOTION OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION: GOVT COMMITS TO PROMOTING ACCESS TO EDUCATION Govt has committed to addressing barriers limiting the population to have access to better education and promoting literacy. While address...

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 21 ST TO 27 TH AUGUST 2023 Dear Esteemed Reader, Welcome to another round up of the weekly updates on human rights and key emerging issues within the human rights defenders working environment.   Advocacy and lobbying must continue to be emphasized to ensure that we can all have a society where everyone’s rights and freedoms are respected and upheld . Some of the updates as compiled include the following: PROMOTION OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND SRHR: UGANDA TO RECEIVE SHS450 BILLION FOR PROMOTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ EDUCATION The European Union in partnership with Belgium and Germany, is set to give Uganda 112 million Euros which is approximately Shs450.6 billion to promote education for adolescent girls in 200 schools across the country. The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek said the money will promo...

  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 14 TH TO 20 TH AUGUST, 2023 Dear Reader, Welcome to yet another edition of HRCU’s weekly update on human rights and key emerging issues within the working environment of human rights defenders in Uganda. HRCU is delighted to continue sharing this information with you to enable further advocacy celebration of the key principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms by and for all persons. You are highly appreciated for your commitment to receiving, reading and acting upon the shared information to make the environment much better for the promotion, protection and realization of human rights in your community. Some of the updates as compiled include the following: FOREIGN POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: WORLD BANK LOANS WON’T SHUT DOWN UGANDA, TAYEBWA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa urged Members of Parli...