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Stakeholders Pledge To Work With The Equal Opportunities Commission To Promote Access To Justice

On Thursday 25th April 2013, over 30 representatives of Civil Society and other stakeholders including representatives of both local and international human rights organisations, of foreign Embassies and donor agencies met under the auspices of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CSCHRCL) to delve into ways in which they can work with the Equal Opportunities Commission of...

Press Supplement – International Women’s Day 2013

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2013. The day calls for a celebration of the gains made so far in realizing substantive equality for women and also provides a great opportunity to highlight the remaining challenges that still make substantive equality for women a daunting task. This year’s theme is, “A promise is a promise: Time...

HRAPF joins SMUG in Springfield Massachusetts USA for the first hearing of the case filed against Scott Lively on the persecution of LGBTI persons in Uganda

On 7th January 2013, the case against American Anti- Gay rights activist Scott Lively was heard by a District Judge for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The case seeks to hold Scott Lively accountable for persecution of LGBTI persons and promoting homophobia in Uganda.  The law suit was instituted by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) an LGBTI umbrella organisation and one of HRAPF’s local partners in fighting for...

HRAPF research report is out

HRAPF for the last two years has been engaged in a research on the levels of human rights awareness and promotion in Uganda. April this year it released its report “The state of human rights awareness and promotion in Uganda” The findings and conclusions of this report are very relevant for CSO’s, donors and government as they indicate how much people know and appreciate human rights concepts and standards...

Judgment in Jjuuko Adrian vs. Attorney General Awaited

Judgment in the case of Jjuuko Adrian v. Attorney General, Constitution Petition No.1 of 2009 is awaited. This case challenges Section 15(6)(d) of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act, which blocks the Equal Opportunities Commission from investigating matters involving behaviour that is regarded as ‘immoral or socially unacceptable’ by the majority of cultural groupings in Uganda. This simply defeats the whole purpose of the commission which is to ‘eliminate discrimination...