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 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;
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.
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.
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.