The ICRC recently estimated that more than 12,000 persons disappeared during the Government of Uganda – Lord’s Resistance Army conflict. Their whereabouts remain unknown to date. The full numbers of disappeared in Uganda as a whole remain a mystery, but the relatives of the missing continue to grieve, even years after the person disappeared, unable … Continue reading Parenting the Missing
We are glad to share with you our latest documentary titled “Hidden Bruises”. This documentary highlights the challenges faced by refugee women and girls living in Kampala city where they find themselves caught in a web of survival. Many of them have suffered sexual and gender based violence such as rape leaving them with children born … Continue reading Documentary: Hidden Bruises
Refugee Law Project, in collaboration with the International Human Rights Law Clinic, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law is pleased to announce the publication of “Working Paper 24: Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men: A Comparative Legal Analysis of International and Domestic Laws Relating to IDP and Refugee Men in Uganda.” This … Continue reading Working Paper 24: Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men: A Comparative Legal Analysis of International and Domestic Laws Relating to IDP and Refugee Men in Uganda.
Soil degradation is widely considered to be a key factor undermining agricultural livelihoods in the developing world and contributing to rural out-migration. To date, however, few quantitative studies have examined the effects of soil characteristics on human migration or other social outcomes for potentially vulnerable households. This study takes advantage of a unique longitudinal survey … Continue reading Soil quality and human migration in Kenya and Uganda
An Action Alert from Pambazuka News on forced repatriations taking place in Uganda. See link below for full article.
The Feinstein International Center is pleased to release a new report on the Karamoja region of Uganda: Changing Roles, Shifting Risks: Livelihood Impacts of Disarmament in Karamoja, Uganda By Elizabeth Stites and Darlington Akabwai Changing Roles, Shifting Risks is the result of the first phase of a partnership with Save the Children … Continue reading Changing Roles, Shifting Risks: Livelihood Impacts of Disarmament in Karamoja, Uganda
On Thursday 10th July 2009, a Working Paper, Tradition in Transition: Drawing on the Old to Develop a new Jurisprudence for dealing with Uganda’s Legacy of Violence, was launched by Principle Judge, Hon. Justice James O. Ogoola. The Paper is a result of extensive field studies conducted in the districts of Moroto, Abim, Kotido, … Continue reading Tradition in Transition: Drawing on the Old to Develop a new Jurisprudence for dealing with Uganda’s Legacy of Violence
On Thursday 25th June 2009, an Issues Paper, Breeding Fragmentation? Issues in the Policy and Practice of Decentralisation in Uganda, was launched by Mr. Tom B. Matte, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government The Paper is a result of research conducted in the districts of Moroto, Abim, Kotido, Kaabong, Lira, Gulu, Amuru, Bushenyi and Kasese. … Continue reading Breeding Fragmentation? Issues in the Policy and Practice of Decentralisation in Uganda
A couple of months ago, at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, a decapitated body of a stowaway literally fell from the skies from a departing aircraft. It was the body of a desperate Ugandan who had been attempting to ‘migrate’ abroad for a better life. Ironically, like it is said, all human beings potential migrants … Continue reading Poverty and Migration: The Ugandan Experience