Search results for: “uganda”
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East Africa – Protecting civic space: A public interest litigation approach
In 2022, ASF’s East Africa office launched a project covering three countries in the region: Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. The objective of the project is to contribute to the advancement of the rule of law through the understanding and usage of regional human rights treaty bodies, mechanisms and instruments by local civil societies organisations.
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ASF’s East Africa regional hub
In recent years, ASF has progressively adopted a regional approach to its activities in East Africa. To lead the organisation development in the region and enable the implementation of strong and coherent regional strategies, a regional hub was created in Kampala in 2021.
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Justice ExPEERience: a network and a platform for the promotion of human rights
Justice ExPEERience is an international network of actors active in the promotion of human rights on all five continents. It is above all a collaborative network, in which members are invited to share their experiences and expertise, but also to work together, in coalitions or communities of practice, on concrete projects for monitoring human rights…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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…
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Empowering for Change
Wednesday 12 October | 09am – 11amPlenary session How to use legal empowerment as a driver for public engagement?