Uganda: Government must reverse suppression of 54 NGOs
Uganda’s government must immediately reverse its effort to suppress the work of 54 civil society organizations, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. (more…)
Region and country Archives: Uganda
Lawyers for Lawyers and the ICJ call for the dropping of baseless charges against Ugandan lawyer Nicholas Opiyo
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the ICJ condemn the spurious charges under the Anti-Money Laundering brought against Ugandan lawyer and human rights defender Nicholas Opiyo and call for them to be dropped. (more…)
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…)
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…)