PRESS RELEASE - LAUNCH OF REPORT ON RULE OF LAW,ACCESS TO JUSTICE & SECURITY NEEDS FOR REFUGEES & HOSTS IN ISINGIRO AND ARUA
- 06 March 2019 -
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Report reveals gaps in Rule of Law, Access to Justice and Security needs among refugees and host communities in Uganda
LASPNET PARTNERS WITH AVOCATS SANS FRONTIERES TO TRAIN LEGAL AID LAWYERS ON BUSINESS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY.
- 18 February 2019 -
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On the 30th and 31st January 2019, Avocats Sans Frontieres in partnership with LASPNET convened a training for Legal Aid Service Provider advocates on business, human rights and corporate accountability at Esella Country Hotel.
NEW LASPNET BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES INSTRUMENTS OF POWER
- 01 December 2018 -
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Hon. Justice Remmy Kasule, an honorary member of LASPNET and Chairperson of the Uganda Law Council re-affirmed the place of legal aid in the Access to Justice arena given its positive contribution to uplifting the plight of the voiceless. This was during the handover ceremony for the new LASPNET Board of Directors held at Country Lake Resort Hotel in Garuga on 23rd November 2018
LASPNET LAUNCHES REPORT ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE NEEDS FOR THE YOUTH IN UGANDA: VULNERABILITY, POVERTY AND CORRUPTION HINDRANCES
- 10 January 2019 -
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The largest proportion of Uganda’s population (78%) is comprised of youths who overtime have been exposed to a number of vulnerabilities such as poverty. Given their lack of employment and abuse of drugs, SGBV among others, many are usually caught on the wrong side of the law yet lack the capacity to fight back. Approximately 63% of the prison population is made up of youths
LASPNET’S 9th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING USHERS IN NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- 06 November 2018 -
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On 26th October 2018, LASPNET members convened at Hotel Africana for the 9th Annual General Assembly (AGM) of the Network. This was an electoral AGM that saw a new Board of Directors ushered in to serve for the next two years (2018-2020). The AGM is the highest policy making organ of the Network that discusses and recommends issues for implementation by the Board of Directors. It was attended by 64 participants (26 male and 38 female) with representation from 30 organizations
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