LASPNET JOINS CAMPAIGN TO END MATERNAL DEATHS
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On 15th May 2018, LASPNET joined women activists led by the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative (EASSI) convened at the NGO Forum offices in Kansanga for a press conference to demand for urgent intervention by government to end the increased deaths of mothers and newborns during pregnancy, child birth and immediately after child birth. They dubbed the action as a movement to end maternal deaths in Uganda.
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 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.
LASPNET PARTICIPATES IN MAKERERE UNIVERSITY 5TH HUMAN RIGHTS EXPO AND CONFERENCE
- 17 April 2018 -
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EXPO
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.
PRESS STATEMENT ON TORTURE
- 29 March 2018 -
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Human Rights Focus(HURIFO) notes with grave concern the continuing wave of insecurity that has so far claimed lives and left score of people with serious injuries in and around big farms such as in Karatye, obira west, Alingiri and Lii in Nwoya districtand Apaa again in Amuru district. The insecurity manifest in continuous arrests,torture, arsons, and sometimes killing by some UPDF soldiers, individual wealthier people guarded by police or army.A case in point involved a 66year old Jathim, Pyrino Akwanga of Obira East Village, Latoro parish, Got Apwoyo Sub county Nwoya district who has lived in the area since1970s.
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01 March , 2018“Closing Space for Civil Society and Media in East Africa: Forging a Collaborative Response” 23 February 2018 (Nairobi, Kenya) We, more than 60 civil society organisation and media representatives from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda working on human rights, democratic development, transparency, digital media, women and youth empowerment, legal aid, litigation and other issues of public interest are gathered in Nairobi to express our firm resolve to stand together in solidarity as civil society and media.
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30 January , 2018On 19th January 2018, LASPNET Board members and the Secretariat met with a team from the Democratic Governance Facility led by Mr.Wimm Stoffers, the Head of Facility. The meeting was held to introduce Mr.Esben Harboe, the new Program Learning Manager in charge of sphere 3 on Upholding human rights, Access to Justice and Gender Equality.
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04 December , 2017One of the objective of LASPNET’s current strategic plan is to promote research and knowledge management to support evidence based programming and advocacy for legal aid and access to justice. The Network in collaboration with other justice system actors has been at the forefront of advocating for the enactment of the National Legal Aid Policy to address the many challenges faced by the poor, vulnerable and marginalized in accessing justice in Uganda.
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15 September , 20171. The Hon.Chief Justice speaking at the Conference 2.R-L Hon. Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, H.E Henk Jan Bakker, Dutch Ambassador to Uganda and Mr. Samuel Herbert Nsubuga, LASPNET Board Chairperson during the Conference 3. Innovators together with Justice System stakeholders during the Networking session on 7th/09/17.
