Amuru Residents Commit to Fighting Land Grabbers
- 28 August 2014 -
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AMURU -The locals in the northern Uganda district of Amuru district in Uganda have vowed to fight land grabbers who evict vulnerable people from their land illegally. The district chairperson Anthony Atubo, who led the residents, said land is life and nobody can live comfortably without it.“Land is a major factor in the wellbeing of people, but unscrupulous developers are forcefully grabbing land from locals using their powerful positions,” he said.
Proposals for inclusion in the Constitutional Amendment Bill
- 27 August 2014 -
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LASPNET held the 2nd national legal aid conference in June 2014, in which it was revealed that Government will modify the Constitution (amendment) Act 2005. The participants identified a need for constitutional provisions to ensure that every person receives legal advice and assistance, as well as court representation - where the interests of justice so require.
LASPNET and Action Aid Uganda Offers Free legal aid in Acholi Region
- 21 August 2014 -
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The Legal Aid Service Providers’ Network (LASPNET), and Action Aid Uganda, on Tuesday 19th August, launched the free legal service open week in Acholi region with the objective of bringing legal services closer to people in Acholi region to enhance justice.
The Minimum Wage: Voices of Vulnerable and Marginalized workers
- 26 August 2014 -
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His Excellency the President of Uganda, while speaking at this year’s Labour Day celebrations in Ntungamo district expressed readiness to discuss the need for a minimum wage based on research.A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. The minimum wage is intended to enable the work afford the basic necessities of life such as shelter, food and health care.
"Government will not Hesitate to crack the Whip": Gen Aronda Warns NGOs
- 13 August 2014 -
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Dishonest in the NGO sector is a key concern of observers and some vigilant beneficiaries out there. The common accusations include diversion of funds, bias allocation of resources, employment of unqualified staff and inconsistency or overlapping in areas of operations that leads to floppy performance. This was revealed by Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, The Minister for Internal Affairs in a speech read by the chairperson of NGO board, Gabriel Kangwagye.
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13 August , 2014
http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday The theme of International Youth Day 2014 is “Youth and Mental Health” under the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. Youth with mental health conditions can often experience stigma and discrimination, which in turn can lead to exclusion and/or discourage people from seeking help for fear of being negatively ‘labelled’. -
07 August , 2014
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) and Avocats Sans Frontiere (ASF) are implementing a project titled “Mobilizing Lawyers for the Right of Ugandan”. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of Ugandan Lawyers to protect the rights of vulnerable people in Uganda. One of the project result areas is advocacy for the implementation of policy and legislative frameworks hat protect rights of vulnerable persons. -
05 August , 2014
The Naguru Children remand home is very congested with over 160 children and there is urgent need to decongest the facility. This was revealed by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) criminal working group during one of its routine inspection visits to the remand home. The working group had previously arranged with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to decongest the remand home but efforts were futile. The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Clinic for the Law Development Center (LAC), Mrs. Theodora B Webale called on Legal Aid Service Providers (LASPs) within the network as well as other partners to engage in the venture of decongesting the remand home. -
04 August , 2014
LASPNET joins the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers, FIDA to celebrate 40 years in existence. Together we shall continue to promote the human rights and the inherent dignity of women and children using law as a tool of social justice in order to realize a peaceful society in which people respect each other’s rights
