Theme: “In Solidarity with Refugees” World Refugee Day (WRD) is celebrated every year on 20th June and it’s a day dedicated by the United Nations to all the refugees all over the world. It’s a ...

Pre and post-independent Uganda has gone through periods of political instability characterised by armed conflicts, resulting in gross human rights violations.  The years of conflict disrupted develop...

Pre and post-independent Uganda has gone through periods of political instability characterised by armed conflicts, resulting in gross human rights violations.  The years of conflict disrupted develop...

  Introduction In November 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan implored the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber to confirm charges against Joseph Kony in absentia. This came 18 year...

THEME: HOPE AWAY FROM HOME – “A World Where Refugees are always Included”  Every year, on June 20, the world comes together to commemorate World Refugee Day. A day designated by the United Nations to...

Refugee Law Project (RLP) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2023 under the theme ‘Protecting and Promoting Children’s Rights in the Digital Era’. The DAC wa...

QUARTERLY REVIEW - ISSUE 1: Jan - April 2023 UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking visits Film launch “KURUDISHA NGUVU” (Bringing back the strength ) MtM builds our capacity in hosting Human Rights Fil...

Dignity ,Freedom And Justice For All December 10th, 2022 marks the 75th commemoration of the celebrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), being the day the milestone document was brought t...

Global Theme: Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety. Every 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day to honor refugees worldwide for their strength and resilience. T...

Eliminating Harmful Practices against Children: A call for a Renewed Commitment to Promoting the Inclusion of Children with Special Needs. Today marks 31 years since the African Union declared the 16 ...

World Environment day is always commemorated every 5th of June. This year the theme is “Only one Earth” which was the motto for the 1972 Stockholm conference and it reminds us of actions we can take t...

It's 8 March 2022, and it's International Women's Day. First commemorated by Uganda in 1984, IWD garners support for women's rights and re-affirms the country’s commitments to ensuring that all women ...

It’s 21 March 2022, and it’s International Day of Forests (IDF). How about a glimpse of uncomfortable reminders! Whereas forests cover 31 per cent of the earth’s surface, 32 million acres of forest ar...

Uganda’s commendable milestones in advancing women's rights politically, socially, and economically, include Uganda's Parish Development Model, which ringfenced 30 per cent of resources towards women'...

National Theme: Rebuilding Better: Resilient Institutions Key to Covid-19 Recovery. The COVID 19 Pandemic has affected everyone but disproportionately. The Pandemic exposed the ugly fault lines withi...

TV talk show in commemoration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities 3rd December 2021. The Refugee Law Project joins Uganda and the global community to mark the international Day for...

July 30th is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, commemorated internationally under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This year’s commemoration theme - Victims’ V...

Refugee Law Project joins survivors of torture to mark the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June the United Nations Internationa...

This year’s theme for World Refugee Day is Together. We Heal, Learn and Shine. It is a unique theme, as it celebrates the courage and resilience of refugees who mostly flee their homes due to war, per...

Refugee Law Project (RLP) joins the global community to commemorate the Day of the African child, today 16th June 2021 under the theme: “30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate implemen...

Historical Glimpse: It's March 8, 2021, and today we hold the 44th commemoration since the UN officially recognised International Women's Day (IWD) in 1977 to recognise achievements in the struggle fo...

The Refugee Law Project joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Mental Health Day on the theme ‘Mental Health for All; Greater Investment - Greater Access, Everyone, Everywhere’. The them...

Every 21st day of September, the World comes together to commemorate the International Day of Peace. As noted by the United Nations, this year it has been clearer than ever that we are not each other’...

In December 1998, the United Nations General Assembly (in its Resolution 53/111) established an open-ended and ad-hoc intergovernmental committee to develop a comprehensive international convention ag...

Trafficking in Persons remains a pervasive global issue with significant consequences for the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of victims/survivors. Pushed into trafficking situations by a wide ran...

Every 21st day of September, the World comes together to commemorate the International Day of Peace. As noted by the United Nations, this year it has been clearer than ever that we are not each other’...

As an institution working with forced migrants and people affected by conflict, we interface with and support victims of torture by providing medical rehabilitation and psychosocial support. The 26th ...

As a refugee serving organisation with 20 years of unstinting support to forced migrants and 20 years of continuous advocacy on issues of forced migration, we warmly welcome the theme of this year’s W...

19 June 2020 marks the 5th year since the United Nations General Assembly established (through resolution A/RES/69/293) the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict to sust...

It’s 44 years since black South African students from Soweto protested the 1953 Bantu Education Act (also known as Education of black people), a predatory law that ‘legalised’ enforcement of racially ...

Since June 20 was declared World Refugee Day by the UN General Assembly in 2000 the number of refugees and other forced migrants has escalated dramatically. 105 years since the World Day of Migrants a...

“Torture is real, speak up, take actions”, the theme of this year’s UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (every 26th June since 1998) rallies all of us, whether government, civil soci...

On the fifth International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, coming shortly after the United Nations passed Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2467 in April this year, we reflec...

It’s barely 45 years since World Environment Day (WED) was established. Since then, many countries have embraced the day as ‘people’s day’ with concrete actions in tackling environmental degradation. ...

On Saturday 27 April 2019, Refugee Law Project (RLP) joined the citizens of the Netherlands living in Uganda and elsewhere in celebrating King's Day. This important national holiday in the Netherlands...

It’s International Women’s Day again! While 8 March 2019 marks the 44th commemoration since the United Nations adopted the International Women’s Day (IWD) in 1975, it was first convened in 1909 in the...

Ensuring inclusion and equality for Persons with Disabilities requires change of attitude for all, and political will.Refugee Law Project (RLP) joins Uganda and the rest of the world in commemorating ...

In commemoration of International Justice Day (17th July)This statement is the outcome of extensive joint discussions and drafting by the five sponsoring organisations namely:- Centre for the Study of...

A press statement by the Refugee Law Project commending the government of Uganda for reinstating Part II of the Amnesty Act 2000Download the statement...

"....In considering whether the Rolling Stone's publication of alleged homosexuals' names, addresses and preferred social hang-outs constituted a violation of the applicant's constitutional rights, th...

"...indicators which suggest that Uganda's human rights record may if anything be in decline....we should ask ourselves whether,a year from now, it will even be possible to publish a statement such as...

"......as part of integrating conflict resolution into government institutional frameworks, Uganda needs to seriously reconsider the impacts of its current practice of rampant decentralization...........

"... Reports indicate that those targeted in this manner were lured with the promise that they would be granted refugee status and food. Instead they were met by a large number of Ugandan police who r...

...“Is the ICC the most effective instrument with which to address impunity?”.....A press release by the Refugee Law Project - On the occasion of Sweden and Norway's national day(15 June 2010).The con...

A press release by the CSCHRCL - Human Rights Day (10 December 2009).  “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” is the bold opening statement of Article 1 of the Universal Decl...

".....While Uganda is widely celebrated as a country withmodel refugee legislation, and was once also regarded as a model for combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, we note with deepening concern that when ...

A press release made by Refugee Law Project ahead of the African Union special summit on refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in Africa , 19 October 2009)Download the statement...

A press release made in connection to the RLP video documentary, "Gender Against Men", that was launched on 4 June 2009. The documentary explores the hidden world of sexual and gender based violence a...