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  • Thomas Kwoyelo trial: Prosecution moves close to wind-up presenting its witness

    Thomas Kwoyelo trial: Prosecution moves close to wind-up presenting its witness

    The Trial of Thomas Kwoyelo resumed on 17th April 2023 and is scheduled to run up to the end of the month at the International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) sitting at Gulu High Court in Gulu City, Northern Uganda.

  • Local advocacy forum and launch of the baseline report on social-economic and grounds for incarceration

    ASF is launching its baseline report Protecting constitutional and procedural rights of pre-trial detainees through access to justice in Uganda on Thursday 19 January 2023 during a local advocacy forum organised in the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. This local advocacy forum will provide a platform for criminal justice actors to deliberate on emerging issues as…

  • Consolidating discussions on transitional justice: the debate on access to land rights in the Acholi sub-region

    Consolidating discussions on transitional justice: the debate on access to land rights in the Acholi sub-region

    In recent years, numerous and continued conflicts about land use and ownership in the Acholi subregion have led to strong debate among the Ugandan population. But the discussions surrounding this issue have too often omitted to include it in the broader debate around transitional justice.

  • Closing plenary

    Thursday 13 October | 15.40 – 17.00Plenary session How to reposition justice at the heart of social and political regulation? Moderator: Romain Ravet, Regional director in Eastern Africa, Avocats Sans Frontières (Uganda)

  • Prison deadlock

    Wednesday 12 October | 3.40pm – 5.00pmWorkshop Breaking the prison deadlock, moving towards grounded public policies Moderator: Bruno Langhendries – Head of strategic support, Avocats Sans Frontières (Belgium)

  • Perenco: The social and environmental impact of the French oil company’s activities abroad

    Perenco: The social and environmental impact of the French oil company’s activities abroad

    Perenco has been in the news for several weeks. An environmental investigation carried out by EIF (Environmental Investigative Forum) with the support of the media Investigate Europe and Disclose has led to the publication of damning information on the French company’s activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And the NGOs Sherpa and Friends of…

  • Empowering for Change

    Wednesday 12 October | 09am – 11amPlenary session How to use legal empowerment as a driver for public engagement?

  • Empowering Civil Society for Inclusive Development

    Funding: Belgium Development Cooperation (DGD) Duration: 5 years (January 2022 > December 2026)

  • Lawyering for Change 2022: Programme

    Wednesday October 12, 2022 9am – Conference opening (FR/EN/NL) 9:30am – Plenary: Empowering for Change – How to use legal empowerment as a driver for public engagement? (FR/EN/NL) 11:30am – Plenary: Lawyering for Change – The lawyer as an actor of change (FR/EN/NL) 2pm – Workshops session Workshop 1: How can judiciary and non-judiciary tools…

  • Promoting access to justice through community-based mediation programs

    Promoting access to justice through community-based mediation programs

    In Uganda, access to justice is limited by the financial resources of local populations but also by the geographical distance to the courts of law. In this context, ASF focuses on the training of community-based mediators to promote access to justice and enable local populations to claim their rights.