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Uganda rejects UPR recommendations for an improved legislative environment for LGBTI persons; amendments to NGO Act

Addendum to Final Report UPR UgandaIn November 2016, Uganda was subjected to its second review under the Universal Peer Review (UPR) Mechanism. The UPR was created in 2006 and operates under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council. The UPR creates an opportunity for the human rights records of each of the 193 UN member states to be reviewed by the other member states. During this latest review,...

HRAPF makes joint statement with ISHR at 34th Session of Human Rights Council

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum, along with International Service for Human Rights, have made a statement at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva from 27 February to 24 March 2017. The organisations urge Uganda to repeal domestic laws which limit the rights of human rights defenders. ISHR HRAPF Joint Statement at 34th Session of Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council extends mandates of Special Rapporteurs on Minority Issues and Human Rights Defenders

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations has adopted resolutions on 23 March 2017 extending the mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on Minority Issues as well as Human Rights Defenders. The continued work of these Special Rapporteurs for the next three years is set to advance the rights of minority groups as well as the protection of human rights defenders on a global level. Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Situation...

HRAPF releases analysis of the Human Rights Enforcement Bill, 2015

HRAPF has made an analysis of The Human Rights Enforcement Bill, 2015. The Bill was published in the Uganda Gazette on 1 October 2015 as Bill No 26 of 2015. The Bill is sponsored by the Human Rights Committee of Parliament and its main objective is to give effect to Article 50(4) of the Constitution by providing for the procedure of enforcing human rights under Chapter Four of the...

HRAPF releases third issue of the Human Rights Advocate focusing on the new NGO Act 2016

The Human Rights Advocate magazine is a legislative review and advocacy tool in favour of marginalised groups. Each issue contains deliberations from a variety of authors on a particular enactment or proposed enactment, which affects marginalised groups, all focusing on a common theme. The third issue of the Human Rights Advocate focuses on the new Non-Governmental Organisations Act, 2016 and the impact of this Act on marginalised groups in...

HRAPF releases research report on laws regulating sex work in Uganda

On Wednesday, 26 October 2016, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) launched a report entitled ‘Legal Regulation of Sex Work in Uganda: Exploring the Current Trends and their Impact on the Human Rights of Sex Workers’. The study, undertaken in collaboration with Women’s Organisation Network for Human Rights Advocacy (WONETHA), set out to critically assess the legal framework in which sex workers operate, in light of recent legislative...

New: HRAPF Releases Research Report on Enforcement of Criminal Abortion Laws in Uganda

On Tuesday, 6 December 2016, HRAPF released a report on the enforcement of criminal abortion laws in Uganda and its impact on women and health workers. The study set out to examine the trends of enforcement of Uganda’s criminal abortion laws, and the particular experiences of women and health providers who come into contact with the criminal justice system for abortion-related crimes. The study tracks the rates of arrests,...

HRAPF WORLD AIDS DAY 2016 PRESS RELEASE

HRAPF WORLD AIDS DAY PRESS RELEASE 30TH NOVEMBER 2016 LET US FIGHT HIV/AIDS WITH NO ONE LEFT BEHIND Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s International World AIDS Day. The global theme for the AIDS campaign is Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths. In Uganda, this year’s theme is Accelerating Community Action Towards Zero...

Section 15(6)(d) of Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission Act declared Unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Uganda delivered its judgment in the case Adrian Jjuuko v Attorney General, on 10th November 2016. The case which was filed on 5th January 2009 challenged Section 15(6)(d) of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act. The provision barred the Commission from investigating “any matter involving behavior which is considered to be immoral and socially harmful, or unacceptable by the majority of the cultural and social communities...

HRAPF launches new report on legal regulation of drug use in Uganda

On Wednesday, 26 October 2016, HRAPF released a research report on the legal regulation of drug use in Uganda. HRAPF has undertaken this detailed study on the legal and policy framework relating to PWUDs in Uganda in collaboration with the Uganda Harm Reduction Network (UHRN). The study analyses the newly enacted Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Subtances (Control) Act 2015 as well as other laws regulating drug use in Uganda...