PRESENTATION AT THE UN CSW67 CONFERENCE
The Theme for the CSW67-UN Women: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls” BACKGROUND: The NGO CSW Forum and the Coalition for Global Funding Transition (CGFT), a think tank composed of 6 members from Uganda […]
THE BEST STEP FORWARD THROUGH BUDGET PRIORITIES IN UGANDA USING HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH
“The preliminary resource envelope for Financial Year 2023/2024 is projected at Shs 49.9 trillion, compared to UGX 48.1 trillion for the Financial Year 2022/2023 reflecting an increase of UGX 1.8 trillion. Government tabled on 23-12-2022, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa who presided over the House referred the framework paper to the […]
KNOW YOUR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS – ROTARACTORS EMPOWERED
WHO IS A YOUTH? A young person especially: a young Male/ Female between adolescence and maturity Uganda’s National Youth Policy defines youth as those aged between 18 and 30. In contrast, the East African Community (EAC) defines youth as those between 15 and 35 years while the United Nation’s definition is 15-24 […]
DESPITE ITS FINE WEATHER AND HILLS WITH GREEN VIEW, KABALE LACKS CLEAN WATER
Litres of water still flow from precious streams, but warm air in Kabale these days is raising concern over how long the green hills that make scenery similar to most of Switzerland outside Africa will continue to water homes, fields and livestock in the south-western district of Uganda. Uganda and […]
OUR PARTNER UHRC KABALE REGIONAL OFFICE RECIEVES NEW WHEELS
The Regional HRD FP @ConsultAlbert Witnesses & Blesses the Handing over of a New Vehicle to @UHRC_UGANDA Kabale Office as a Human Rights Stakeholder Coordinating HRDs in the Region with @CommunitiesOrg and @NCHRD-U. Partnership is the only way to make Promotion and Protection of HR a success and Partnership was […]
DIGNITY AND EQUALITY IN RIGHTS HAS BEEN UNDER A SUSTAINED ASSAULT IN RECENT YEARS
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless […]
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE A SILENT DRIVER OF GLOBAL MALNUTRITION AND POVERTY
’Violence’ means any form of physical, emotional or mental injury or abuse, neglect, maltreatment and exploitation, including sexual abuse, intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against an individual which may result in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development or […]
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN NATIONAL DELEVELOPMENT
LOSCO a vibrant and Human Rights Focused NGO based in Kigezi Sub region of Uganda on the Western part is a one stop Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and does work around HRDs, Land Rights, Climate Justice, Social Justice, Governance in Health, Transparency and Accountability with the final beneficiary in […]
MEETING WITH THE TEACHERS OF KABALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UHRC ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Understanding the Laws that govern Human Rights and Duties of Stakeholders THE SUPREME LAW The Constitution is the supreme law of Uganda. The present constitution was adopted on 8 October 1995. It is Uganda’s fourth constitution since the country’s independence from Britain in 1962. The first Constitution was adopted in […]
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION – ROLE OF THE YOUTH IN PROTECTING AND PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS
WHO IS A YOUTH? The time of life when one is young especially : the period between childhood and maturity. The early period of existence, growth, or development A young person especially : a young Male/ Female between adolescence and maturity Uganda’s National Youth Policy defines youth as those aged between 18 and 30. […]