Stella Nyanzi refuses to let Ugandan women be spectators in the struggle to end a 30-year dictatorship.
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ACTING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, AN EMERGENCY. NOW IS THE TIME LEST OUR PLANET ERODES
Uganda’s climate is naturally variable and susceptible to flood and drought events but many human factors have greatly contributed to the increased change in climate. Different practices like deforestation and others have had a very negative implication on natural resources that have consequently affected climate patterns in different regions of the country. The government and […]
OUR RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK IS FAST GROWING
Over the years the rampant abuse of Civil and political rights has become the middle name of Uganda. Most of the previous regimes in Uganda had been characterized by gross human rights violations that had not been redressed. When the NRM came into power, Ugandans were hopeful that their rights would be respected as the […]
CITIZENS ARREST CORRUPT OC CID IN KYERE, SERERE DISTRICT
Citizen arrests occur when ordinary people either detain criminals themselves or direct police officers to detain a criminal. In certain situations, private individuals have the power to arrest without a warrant. These arrests by citizens are subject to fewer constitutional requirements than an arrest by law enforcement officers. Whenever a crime is committed, as citizens we […]
AMURU YOUTH DEFEAT CHARCOAL BUSINESSMEN USING DIRECT ACTION
Direct action is taking the action you want without asking a third party to intervene. Often in Uganda, we find people “calling upon government” to make the changes they want. Amuru youth decided not to waste time lobbying authorities. Instead, they blocked numerous truckloads of charcoal from leaving their district. They seized the charcoal and […]