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28 July 2022
Dear Friends, This month, we concluded a busy and productive
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Dear Friends, This month, we concluded a busy and productive
In late May this year, Agather Atuhaire, via her twitter account, broke the story that the Parliament of Uganda had spent a whopping Shs. 2.8billion to purchase two luxury vehicles for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
Aside from the fact that the expenditure was unnecessary – both the Speaker and her Deputy already have two luxury vehicles for their official duties, the purchase flouted all public procurement procedures, and when Parliament’s contracts committee could not approve the procurement, the members of the committee were fired and new ones immediately appointed to approve the purchase.
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Oral statements delivered during the 50th session of the UN
Dear friends, Welcome to yet another edition of our newsletter.
Somalia and Somaliland Somalia continues to face insecurity, conflict, and recurring
Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, DefendDefenders and
The last six months have seen increased repression, including in
Defend Defenders intends to Procure one Motor vehicle to assist in running their work. DefendDefenders(East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) is therefore Inviting Bids from Qualified and Competent Providers to Supply one Motor Vehicle.
As the Continent celebrates the 21st anniversary of the AU Constitutive Act, AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders emphasize the necessity of the Union to reflect on aspiration 5 of its Agenda 2063: An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared value, and ethics.
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