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🆕 We've recorded over 6,400 attacks against people speaking out against corporate harm in the past 10 years - close to two attacks per day on average. Attacks were reported in relation to almost every business sector and region of the globe over the past decade.

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Join us today at 5 PM EAT for a live broadcast of our partners' Business & Human Rights report launch, which exposes attacks on rights defenders. Listen as they unpack how legal systems are weaponized to silence defenders and other forms of abuse. Tune in live on Witness Radio for the highlights.

Join us today at 5 PM EAT for a live broadcast of our partners' <a href="/BHRRC/">Business & Human Rights</a> report launch, which exposes attacks on rights defenders. Listen as they unpack how legal systems are weaponized to silence defenders and other forms of abuse. Tune in live on Witness Radio for the highlights.
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On the Eve of my TotalEnergies Annual shareholders meeting held on May 23, UN Rapporteur Michel Forst stresses urgent need to protect environmental defenders in Uganda linked to #Tilenga & #EACOP projects. TotalEnergies must respect human rights & Aarhus Convention obligations.

On the Eve of my <a href="/TotalEnergies/">TotalEnergies</a> Annual shareholders meeting held on May 23, UN Rapporteur Michel Forst stresses urgent need to protect environmental defenders in Uganda linked to #Tilenga &amp; #EACOP projects. TotalEnergies must respect human rights &amp; Aarhus Convention obligations.
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Over 70,000 Ugandans evicted to make way for the Kyangwali refugee settlement. This Tuesday at 2PM EAT, tune in to #AgafaMukitundukyo radio program live on Witness Radio as evicted community representatives expose the pain, injustice, and struggle behind the evictions.

Over 70,000 Ugandans evicted to make way for the Kyangwali refugee settlement. This Tuesday at 2PM EAT, tune in to #AgafaMukitundukyo radio program live on Witness Radio as evicted community representatives expose the pain, injustice, and struggle behind the evictions.
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CIVIC SPACE INDEX REPORT 2024 LAUNCH The NCHRDs-UG is set to launch the Civic Space Index 2024 Report — a comprehensive assessment of Uganda’s civic environment. 🗓 Date: Wednesday, 28th May 2025 🕘 Time: 10:30am The Civic Space Index 2024, compiled by the NCHRDs-UG, offers

CIVIC SPACE INDEX REPORT 2024 LAUNCH
The <a href="/NCHRD_UG/">NCHRDs-UG</a> is set to launch the Civic Space Index 2024 Report — a comprehensive assessment of Uganda’s civic environment.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 28th May 2025
🕘 Time: 10:30am

The Civic Space Index 2024, compiled by the <a href="/NCHRD_UG/">NCHRDs-UG</a>, offers
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“We are now refugees in our own country.” Tune in today at 2 PM EAT on Witness Radio for #AgafaMuKitunduKyo program as affected communities from Kyangwali share harrowing stories of forced land evictions and abuse of office by government officials. #LandJustice #ForcedEvictions

“We are now refugees in our own country.”
Tune in today at 2 PM EAT on Witness Radio for #AgafaMuKitunduKyo program  as affected communities from Kyangwali share harrowing stories of forced land evictions and abuse of office by government officials.
#LandJustice #ForcedEvictions
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9 brave Students Against EACOP activists continue to languish in jail simply for resisting KCB Uganda debt financing of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline as these were remanded last week to luziira kampala remand prisons. Does KCB bank respect human rights. #stopeacop

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Robert Kirenga: This report comes at a crucial time when the need for protecting and expanding civic space in Uganda has never been more urgent. The Civic Space Index is a vital tool for policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners, and the public to better

<a href="/BRKirenga/">Robert Kirenga</a>: This report comes at a crucial time when the need for protecting and expanding civic space in Uganda has never been more urgent. The Civic Space Index is a vital tool for policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners, and the public to better
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👏In her speech, Ms. Laurianne Comard - Program Officer- Democracy Governance & Social Inclusion, Delegation of the EU in Uganda highlighted that, as we are heading to the general elections, an open civic space represents the opportunity to create a conducive and peaceful environment

👏In her speech, Ms. Laurianne Comard - Program Officer- Democracy Governance &amp; Social Inclusion, Delegation of the <a href="/EUinUG/">EU in Uganda</a> highlighted that, as we are heading to the general elections, an open civic space represents the opportunity to create a conducive and peaceful environment
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👏Dr. James Nkuubi presenting findings of our civic space index report. The overall objective of the report was to examine the state of civic space in 2024 in Uganda through citizenry perspectives highlighting the emerging trends, patterns, the challenges and opportunities for

👏Dr. James Nkuubi presenting findings of our civic space index report. The overall objective of the report was to examine the state of civic space in 2024 in Uganda through citizenry perspectives highlighting the emerging trends, patterns, the challenges and opportunities for
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📢Ladies and gentlemen, the civic space index report 2024 is finally here. This report is not just another publication. It is a mirror of the state of our freedoms that allow us to speak, assemble, organize, and hold power to account. It is a documentation of the lived

📢Ladies and gentlemen, the civic space index report 2024 is finally here. 

This report is not just another publication. It is a mirror of the state of our freedoms that allow us to speak, assemble, organize, and hold power to account. It is a documentation of the lived
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A decade of bloodshed: 1,088 Human Rights defenders killed for resisting corporate abuse... #TogetherWeDefend Read more: witnessradio.org/a-decade-of-bl…

A decade of bloodshed: 1,088 Human Rights defenders killed for resisting corporate abuse...
#TogetherWeDefend
Read more: witnessradio.org/a-decade-of-bl…
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Speaking out against corporate harm is a ticking time bomb many who've dared to challenge business-related abuses have been silenced forever. Yet their courage remains a powerful testament to the fight for justice... #StopAbuseAgainstDefenders Read more: witnessradio.org/a-decade-of-bl…

Speaking out against corporate harm is a ticking time bomb many who've dared to challenge business-related abuses have been silenced forever. Yet their courage remains a powerful testament to the fight for justice...
#StopAbuseAgainstDefenders
Read more: witnessradio.org/a-decade-of-bl…
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11 Ugandan youth activists were tricked into a KCB BANK UGANDA basement under the pretense of dialogue, only to be arrested for protesting #EACOP This is corporate betrayal at its worst. We demand: 1. Their immediate release 2. KCB BANK UGANDA , TotalEnergies others to

11 Ugandan youth activists were tricked into a <a href="/kcbbankug/">KCB BANK UGANDA</a>  basement under the pretense of dialogue, only to be arrested for protesting #EACOP

This is corporate betrayal at its worst.

We demand:

    1. Their immediate release
    2. <a href="/kcbbankug/">KCB BANK UGANDA</a> , <a href="/TotalEnergies/">TotalEnergies</a>  others to
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Meet One of the Families Affected by TotalEnergies Greedy EACOP Pipeline Fred Balikenda and his family were forcefully evicted from their home in Kirama village, Buliisa district on May 13, 2024 to make way for the Tilenga project. Read their story 👇🏿 drilled.media/news/uganda-re…

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We have concluded a 3 days training on Agroecology for the Umoja Ninguvu Community Agroecology School (CAS) in Bugiri district. The CAS members have been trained on the concept of Agroecology as a science, movement and practice. We have delved deeper into a practical session on

We have concluded a 3 days training on Agroecology for the Umoja Ninguvu Community Agroecology School (CAS) in Bugiri district.

The CAS members have been trained on the concept of Agroecology as a science, movement and practice. We have delved deeper into a practical session on
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Bridging the access to justice gap: Witness Radio trains paralegals ahead of Uganda’s general election... #TogetherWeDefend EU in Uganda Denmark in Uganda DanChurchAid Uganda NCHRDs-UG Read more: witnessradio.org/bridging-the-a…

Bridging the access to justice gap: Witness Radio trains paralegals ahead of Uganda’s general election...
#TogetherWeDefend
<a href="/EUinUG/">EU in Uganda</a> <a href="/DKinUganda/">Denmark in Uganda</a> <a href="/DCAUganda/">DanChurchAid Uganda</a> <a href="/NCHRD_UG/">NCHRDs-UG</a> 
Read more: witnessradio.org/bridging-the-a…
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Missed the #AgafaKitunduKyo program? Hear heartbreaking testimonies from Kyangwali residents evicted by a government arm. Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel and don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe. Watch: youtu.be/LLc3ckNRBos?si… WoMin African Alliance ResourceRightsAfrica