- When? March 20, 2025 – 1 PM GMT+1 (Tunis, Kinshasa, Brussels) and 3 PM GMT+3 (Kampala, Nairobi)
- Language: English
- Free webinar – Mandatory registration
Human rights violations on the rise as oil projects expand in Uganda
As the development of oil projects in Uganda enters a critical new phase, human rights abuses are intensifying. The report HEATED: Human Rights, Frontline Communities, and Oil in Uganda highlights serious abuses affecting local communities, particularly concerning projects led by industry giants such as TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
Against this alarming backdrop, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Civic Response on Environment and Development (CRED), and Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) invite you to a Justice ExPEERience Talk dedicated to analysing these crucial issues and expounding their recommendations. This webinar will address the impacts of oil activities on the rights of local communities.
Context
Uganda is at the heart of an oil development project, symbolised by the ongoing building of massive infrastructures such as the EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline). These projects are often presented as levers for economic development. However, behind this appearance of progress, the HEATED report reveals a darker reality:
- Forced evictions of local communities from their land;
- Repression of dissenting voices, including environmental activists and human rights defenders;
- Environmental degradation threatening local biodiversity, livelihoods and critical ecosystems.
The documented abuses are not isolated incidents and do not stop at the violations mentioned above. They reflect a development model that sacrifices human rights.
Objectives of the ExPEERience Talk
- To disseminate the key findings of the HEATED report to raise awareness of the realities of these communities in Uganda;
- To expose and analyse the impacts of oil projects on human rights;
- To share report’s recommendations;
- To provide a forum for reflection on possible legal and advocacy responses to support the communities affected.
Join us on 20 March 2025 for an essential talk about the human rights abuses by the oil industry in Uganda.
