Uganda

Human Rights Defender of the Month: Ocen Ivan Kenneth

30 April 2021

Ocen Ivan Kenneth is a Program Director at Foundation for Development and Relief Africa (FIDRA), with more than 10 years’ experience working in the human rights field. Ivan’s ambitions for change focus on building inner peace, defending human rights and empowering local communities using theatre and storytelling. He creates a space where people from the community share their personal stories of trauma and resilience as well as identify mechanisms of healing.

DefendDefenders’ and AfricanDefenders’ statements at ACHPR68

21 April 2021

Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders at the 68th

ACHPR68: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (October 2020-April 2021)

20 April 2021

In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human

Re-opening of Floribert Chebeya Resource Centre for HRDs exiled in Uganda

19 March 2021

Today, Floribert Chebeya Resource Centre re-opens its doors after being closed for 12

Uganda: Data on internet blocks and nationwide internet outage amid 2021 general election

25 January 2021

Amid its 2021 general election, Uganda was disconnected from the internet entirely.

Communiqué: Claiming Spaces for Ugandan Human Rights Defenders

15 December 2020

In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders Day and International Human

16 Days of Activism 2020

11 December 2020

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international

ACHPR67: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (May 2020-November 2020)

7 December 2020

In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and

OPEN THE DOORS! Towards Complete Freedom of Movement for Human Rights Defenders in Exile in Uganda

7 December 2020

In a new report launched today, Open the Doors! Towards

Human Rights Defender of the Month: Andrew Gole

31 October 2020

Andrew Gole’s journey to become a human rights defender (HRD) was sparked by a small request: in 2015, a human rights organisation reached out to the trained software engineer about a digital security training. “I didn’t know much about the HRD eco-system or about digital security as an environment on its own,” Andrew says. “So, I did some research, and realised digital security support is just the basic support I used to provide in an internet café.”