DEPUTY SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BECOME LEGAL AID AMBASSADORS
- 07 August 2018 -
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On 31st July 2018, LASPNET in partnership with the Greater North Parliamentary Forum (GNPF) trained and inducted members of parliament as Legal Aid Ambassadors. The event held at Serena Hotel Kampala with major support from UNWomen and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was part the ongoing campaign by LASPNET and GNPF to fast track the enactment of a legal aid policy framework in Uganda.
LASPNET BRIEF ON THE CORRUPTION MONITORING PROJECT IN THE JLOS SECTOR
- 13 July 2018 -
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LASPNET with support from the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) is implementing a project to monitor both good practices and corruption incidences in three piloted justice institutions of Uganda Police Force (UPF), Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Judiciary. The project commenced in July 2016 and its overall project objective is to support implementation of the JLOS Anti-Corruption Strategy. The specific objectives include;
LASPNET PRESS STATEMENT ON KIDNAPS AND MURDERS
- 29 May 2018 -
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PRESS STATEMENT
25th May 2018
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT CONDEMNING AND CALLING UPON GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THREATS TO SECURITY OF PERSONS
(Mengo, Kampala) The Legal Aid Service Provider’s Network (LASPNET), an organization of 52 legal aid service providers in Uganda through its Gender Justice Cluster is extremely concerned and worried at the state of insecurity and vulnerability of women and girls in Uganda. We join others to condemn in the STRONGEST TERMS these kidnaps and murders. We commiserate with the families of the departed and those who are still in captivity.
Uganda Marks 8th Annual Regional Pro Bono Day
- 27 June 2018 -
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The term Pro bono refers to a professional service offered for the good of the public, usually to people who are unable to afford it. As the legal fraternity today celebrates the 8th Annual Pro Bono Day, Sylvia Namubiru Mukasa, the Executive Director of Legal Aid Service Provider’s Network (LASPNET) explains what their work entails, their accomplishments and their vision for the future
What is LASPNET and how has it contributed towards advancing access to justice in Uganda?
Legal Aid Service Provider’s Network (LASPNET) is a network that was established in 2004.
LASPNET PRESS STATEMENT ON KIDNAPS AND MURDERS
- 28 May 2018 -
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PRESS STATEMENT
25th May 2018
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT CONDEMNING AND CALLING UPON GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THREATS TO SECURITY OF PERSONS
(Mengo, Kampala) The Legal Aid Service Provider’s Network (LASPNET), an organization of 52 legal aid service providers in Uganda through its Gender Justice Cluster is extremely concerned and worried at the state of insecurity and vulnerability of women and girls in Uganda. We join others to condemn in the STRONGEST TERMS these kidnaps and murders. We commiserate with the families of the departed and those who are still in captivity.
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21 May , 2018On 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.
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04 May , 2018The 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.
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17 April , 2018EXPO 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.
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06 April , 2018The 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.
