Africa: ICJ co-hosts webinars on the right to education
The ICJ, together with the Global Initiative on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and the Right to Education Initiative (RTE), held webinars on 24 and 31 July. (more…)
Region and country Archives: Uganda
ICJ’s submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda
Today, the ICJ made a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in advance of the Human Rights Council’s review of Uganda in October/November 2016. (more…)
Zimbabwe: ICJ convened 2-day workshop on Business and Human Rights for East and Southern African lawyers
The workshop took place from 22-24 June in Victoria Falls and had a special focus on children’s rights as a particularly vulnerable group. (more…)
Uganda: ICJ submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Today, the ICJ made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of Committee’s examination of Uganda’s initial periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (more…)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, 4 March 2015: Uganda
76. JAL 04/02/2014 Case no: UGA 1/2014 State reply: 21/02/2014 Alleged passing by Parliament of a revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009, now referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2013, on 20 December 2013. Observations 79. The Special Rapporteur is pleased that the Anti-Homosexuality Act was annulled by the Constitutional Court, which ruled that […]