RESILIENCE – WHAT IT IS TO HRDs
An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. The ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened: To understand community resiliency, we need to understand what the capacity of the community is to respond or to proactively address their own […]
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS OF ATTAINING CHANGE
Civic engagement or civic participation is any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern. Civic engagement includes communities working together or individuals working alone in both political and non-political actions to protect public values or make a change in a community. “Contributing to society and supporting our own […]
CONSISTENT HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IS THE MEANS TO ELIMINATE THE RISING CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN KIGEZI
LOSCO paid a courtesy visit to the Kigezi Regional Office of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). This is a new office still being established under the leadership of Ms. TWEMBI B. THEOPISTA the Principal Human Rights Officer. This was in a bid to identify the areas of collaboration and […]
COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY TO RELEASE WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS IN UGANDA
The Stand for Her Land campaign (S4HL) is a global advocacy campaign to strengthen the land rights of millions of women through collective advocacy that aims to close the implementation gap between law and practice. S4HL is an inclusive, collaborative effort among a diverse group of allies including representatives of […]
THE FORUM ON THE PARTICIPATION OF NGOs IN THE 71st SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE’S RIGHTS
Sub regional update on democracy, rule of law and human rights in East and Horn of Africa As the continent grapples with a post covid 19 period, democracy, rule of law and realisation of human rights continue to be tested in the East and Horn of Africa. The region continues […]
ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISONS SERVICE – MEETING WITH REGIONAL PRISONS COMMANDER KIGEZI WOULD DO
This morning, I paid a visit to the Regional Prisons Commander – Kigezi Region SSP Festo Sambya and among the issues discussed are ways and means of collaboration to promote Human Rights in the Prisons Service. One of the ways is through building the capacity of Officers through Human Rights […]
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND MURDERS CAN BE STOPPED IN KIGEZI SUB-REGION THROUGH SENSITISATION & HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
LOSCO today paid a courtesy visit to the Kigezi Regional Police Commander; SSP Ibrahim Saiga for a discussion on the rising cases of murders related to gender based violence. During the visit, the Commander agreed and clearly explained that property inheritance and Land related disputes are some of the leading […]
HUMAN RIGHTS CULTURE IN CIVIL SOCIETY
Abstract Civil society plays an important role in the development and support of public policies, raises awareness of fundamental rights, monitors violations of human rights, and provides services to vulnerable communities. It also plays a role in monitoring government and public sector through checks and balances on service delivery thus […]
WHAT SHOULD BE REVISED IN THE DECISION TO ALLOW PREGNANT AND LACTATING CHILD MOTHERS IN SCHOOL
Education is a Constitutional Right as seen in Article 30 of the 1995 Ugandan Constitution and SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This is important regardless of the state a willing person is in. Other than the Academic pursuits, there are other […]
STATEMENT ON IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND SRHR INFORMATION & SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
For Immediate Release STATEMENT ON IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND SRHR INFORMATION & SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. (Kabale 3rd December 2021) Kigezi is among the regions that have been badly hit and affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic with effects resulting to health and human rights violations […]