LASPNET HOSTS NEW UGANDA LAW SOCIETY COUNCIL
- 04 May 2018 -
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The new Uganda Law Society Executive Council led by the President, Mr. Simon Peter Kinobe paid a courtesy visit to LASPNET to discuss possible areas of partnership in order to enhance the rule of law and legal aid accessibility.
LASPNET PARTICIPATES IN MAKERERE UNIVERSITY 5TH HUMAN RIGHTS EXPO AND CONFERENCE
- 17 April 2018 -
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In a bid to extend knowledge and awareness on legal aid, human rights and access to justice as a whole, LASPNET participated in the 5th Annual Human Rights EXPO and Conference held on the 11th and 12th April 2018 at Makerere University. The event hosted by the Makerere University Ethics and Human Rights Association (MUEHRA), School of Liberal and Performing Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, in partnership with Net Impact Uganda attracted participation of both state and non-state actors such as such as; Uganda Human Rights Commission, United Nations Population Fund, Human Rights Center Uganda, Platform for Labour Action, Public Interest Law Clinic, SAFEPAL and LASPNET.
LASPNET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOMINATED FOR UGANDA LAW SOCIETY AWARD
- 06 April 2018 -
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The LASPNET Executive Director Ms.Sylvia Namubiru Mukasa was recently nominated for the Award by the Uganda Law Society in the Human Rights Lawyer category for the year 2016/2017. She was nominated alongside Mr.Nicholas Opiyo, the Executive Director of Chapter Four Uganda and Mr. Ladislus Rwkafuuzi, a lawyer with Rwakafuuzi & Co.Advocates,who emerged winner.
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