HRAFP’s End Of Year 2020 Letter
Dear all, Hope you are enjoying the holidays so far. We have not been able to fully close our offices for the end of year as the political and human rights situation continues to worsen, and as such HRAPF remains open to handle emergency matters. Today, we just returned...
HRAPF’s statement on the International Human Rights day, 2020
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights day under the theme; ‘Recover better, stand up for human rights’, HRAPF issued a Press Statement in the Daily Monitor entitled; “THE NEED TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MOST MARGINALISED DURING THE COVID-19 RECOVERY...HRAPF Press Statement on International Safe Abortion Day
PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL SAFE ABORTION DAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2018 Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) Joins the World in Commemorating International Safe Abortion Day. “Normalising Abortion its Part of Our Lives” The fact that abortion is criminalised in Uganda with very little exception continues to contribute to...Dismissal of Abortion Case Against a Health Worker
Since November 2016, HRAPF has been handling a case in Mbarara involving a health care worker who provided post-abortion care to a young lady that regrettably died of post-abortion complications. The health worker was charged with manslaughter following the death of the patient, and has been answering said charges...Kenya Court of Appeal declares Anal Examinations as unconstitutional
Last week the Kenya Court of Appeal made a land mark decision on subjection of suspected gay men to forced anal examinations in a bid to obtain evidence of engagement in consensual same sex conduct against them, in a case that was filed by the National Gay and Lesbian...Make use of the Resource Centre at HRAPF
We are pleased to inform all our partners, friends and clients that HRAPF runs a knowledge/resource Centre and we welcome all those who wish to take advantage of the available resources. We have in stock all of HRAPF’s major researches, periodic publications, analyses and guides to interpretation of laws...HRAPF intervenes in sex worker’s case in Lira
Over the weekend, HRAPF was called upon to intervene in the case of a female sex worker in Lira who was arrested on Friday the 19th of February 2018 after being locked in her room with a client for hours by a police officer. The officer had previously raped...HRAPF Resumes work after 2nd Break-In
On Friday 9th February, HRAPF suffered its second break-in in less than two years. Two guards were gravely injured but nothing was stolen. However, security systems and office doors were damaged. HRAPF held a sit-in at Old Kampala Police station to demand for investigations into the attack and provide...Full Report of the second break-in at HRAPF offices
Here is the full report of the second break-in at the offices of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) on the morning of 9th February 2018. 18 02 14 Detailed Report on the HRAPF Office Break-inHRAPF SUFFERS ANOTHER VIOLENT BREAK-IN
STATEMENT ON THE SECOND BREAK-IN AT THE OFFICES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FORUM-UGANDA (HRAPF) Kampala, 9th February 2018 At about 3.00am this morning, a group of about nine unidentified individuals broke into the offices of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF). They jumped over the high...HRAPF Publishes Abortion Research Brief
In 2016, HRAPF published a research report on the enforcement of criminal abortion laws in Uganda, and how such implementation affects the rights of women and health workers. The research was conducted in the districts of Kampala and Kitgum and it found out that indeed, abortion laws are being...
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