This statement was first published by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders- Uganda The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders-Uganda this morning learnt of an absurd break-in into Chapter Four Uganda premises, a civil liberties and rights group in Uganda. According to one of the...
This report was first published on Defenders Coalition-Kenya's website SUMMARY OF THE REPORT Globally, sex work is highly contested. Some states have created legal protection regimes while others criminalize sex work. In Kenya, sex workers face high levels of violence, stigma, discrimination and other human rights violations....
This article was first published on the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders' Uganda website (Kampala / February 18, 2021) The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda (NCHRD-U) expresses deep and grave concern over the continued targeting of journalists while they undertake their legitimate...
This post was first published on DefendDefenders' website Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC46, 22 February-23 March 2021) (Due to the Covid-19-related restrictions, HRC46 is entirely virtual, and all statements are video-recorded statements) Item 2: General debate (1 March...
This report was first published on Defenders Coalition's website REPRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY AND CRIMINAL PROCESSES AGAINST VOCAL STUDENTS AT KENYA’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES Academic institutions are the hub for nurturing and sustaining the right to education. Whilst it is to be expected that universities will always stand for the...
Amidst its 2021 general election, Uganda was disconnected from the internet entirely. The country experienced a widespread internet blackout that lasted 4 days, starting on the eve of the election (13th January 2021) and ending in the morning of 18th January 2021. In the days...
