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Activists petition court to stop MPs from serving as Ministers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Activists have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an order for the Members of Parliament who are also Ministers to vacate their offices.   Lawyer Michael Aboneka alongside a non for non-profit organization Walezi Wa Katiba Foundation argues that the current arrangement, where MPS …

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Janet Museveni, activists clash on reusable sanitary pads

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, has expressed her disapproval of the promotion and distribution of reusable sanitary pads to schoolgirls in the country. In her statement, she  recognized the urgent necessity for girls to have access to menstrual hygiene …

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Right to information activists ask gov’t to restore facebook

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The right-to-information activists have challenged the Government to respect citizen’s right access to information and restore Facebook, one of the online social networking services owned by American technology giant, Meta Platforms. It follows a ban on Facebook imposed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in January …

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Activists push for contraceptives among teenagers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and other African countries urgently need policies for adolescents and young people to access contraceptives. The suggestion to allow teenagers, especially school-going ones to access and use contraceptives remains controversial not only in Uganda but in some African countries. But Ugandan and international health …

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Opposition, activists call for constitutional, electoral reforms

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Representatives from opposition political parties, academia, and rights activists have come together to urge Ugandans to exercise their rights in order to bring about much-needed reforms in the electoral laws and the constitution. These observations were made during a two-day consultative meeting held at Speke …

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Women activists in Arua demand for GBV-survivor shelters

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women rights activists in Arua city are calling for the establishment of Gender Based Violence (GBV) shelters to accommodate and protect the survivors of violence. Their demand comes amidst the rising cases of violence especially sexual violence against girls and women in the city. According …

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