Buntu Esther

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[Tubwita Grace Bagaya @GTubwita]

Are you a female law student trying to find your voice?

Applications are open for the SheLaws Fellowship for Women in Law, a 6-month leadership & mentorship programme for female law students in Uganda

Deadline: 28th May 2026 at 11:59 PM (EAT) Apply here: https://t.co/bqjryIN0Z0

[The SheLaws Foundation @shelawsug]

Applications are now open for our Fellowship for Women in Law.
A 6-month leadership & mentorship program for female law students in Ug committed to professional growth & impact in the legal profession.
Deadline: 28th May 2026, 11:59 PM (EAT)
Apply: https://t.co/icWGAqZwiH

[Thomas @Owishemwe]

What hurts me the most is these people really had the audacity to call her a liar only for their boss to turn around and even brag about what they did to her. Shame!

[Siima Kyakuhaire @kanyindo]

They said she was lying. Now he's gloating and traumatising her all over again. You cannot claim to have a shred of humanity or decency and defend this. We really are in hell.

[Gava Charles @charlesgava_256]

Tough !

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg Use simple language practical examples and case studies on how these rights can be put into action and work with different stakeholders to tell the importance of the legal literacy programs #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg Enact laws that prohibit discrimination to create a safe environment for the marginalised individuals to express themselves regardless of race and gender among others. #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg The potential benefits and risks of such legislation on women and girls should be assessed then the legislation should be inclusive regardless of gender. #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg The different laws need to be reviewed and ensure that they don’t encroach on the rights of women and girls and also include provisions that protect women from OGBV #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet Clear guidelines should be created to ensure women share their opinions in a safe and respectful environment and implementation of reporting mechanisms in case of online harassment #HerRighToKnow @commonwealthorg

[That girl @_yasmin_ahmed_3]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg The NGO Act imposes strict licensing conditions. Women-led CSOs, esp those working on issues like teen pregnancy, rape, orSRHR, are frequently targeted for suspension or scrutiny while SRHR & LGBTQ+ issues are flagged as “immoral” by the Uganda Communications Act. #HerRightToKnow

[Nampeera Miriam @miriam_nampeera]

@cehurduganda @MinofHealthUG @henrymwebesa @JaneRuth_Aceng @UgandaMediaCent @DailyMonitor @nbstv https://t.co/1qXy8ft7JU

[Nampeera Miriam @miriam_nampeera]

@cehurduganda @MinofHealthUG @henrymwebesa @JaneRuth_Aceng @UMDPC @UgandaMediaCent
https://t.co/Hhk8FCCZGH
#JusticeforBabyEzekiel
#BetterHealthSystem
#NotoPreventableDeath

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg Enact laws that promote access to technology, review and make reforms in the laws that restrict the freedom of expression and access to information. Policy makers should also include provisions to protect women’s rights #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg The restricted freedom limits their ability to carry out women activism. It also reduces visibility of these CSOs. Restricted freedom can also make it hard for CSOs to keep up with the changes in the laws and policies. #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg Lack of resources that include funding and technology. Intimidation while seeking for this information and unclear guidelines on how to get this information. #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg They silence women’s voices and limit to express themselves and engage in public discourse. Women are also exposed to violence and exploitation. Gender sensitive content includes reporting on gender based violence and activism for women rights #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Buntu Esther @Eystr2]

@wougnet @commonwealthorg Limited access to technology. Women may also face harassment and abuse online and stereotypes that limit participation of women in politics. #HerRightToKnow @commonwealthorg

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

HOW MANY MORE LIVES SHALL WE LOSE TO SUCH INDIGNITY BEFORE WE CARE ABOUT OUR PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!!! WE KEEP SPEWING ANTI-IMPERIALIST RHETORIC WHILE WE WATCH OUR CHILDREN SUFFERING AND DYING IN MIDDLE EAST SLAVERY!

Here is another sad tale of my former student… Whoever can, help please! @LEgulu
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“Nabukenya Patricia graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Ethics & Human Rights in 2020 from Makerere University. She traveled to Saudi Arabia and worked there for 2 years. Poor working conditions forced her to leave. In May last year she travelled to Dubai to work as a maid. Immediately, it became clear her new workplace was even worse.

She asked the Ugandan agent who had helped her secure this job to get her a different one. The agent replied with veiled threats. ‘She either works or leaves. There are many desperate Ugandans looking for the job she has’. Nabukenya told a close friend that she was extremely overworked. She would start working at 4:00AM and stop at 7:00PM. The only break she would get was when she would be eating. She once complained that her toes and fingers felt like they were paralyzed from too much working and standing. She severally said she wanted to leave the job and return to Uganda. But she could only do this by escaping because apparently the contract she had entered with the company that got her the job required her to pay between UGX 4.5M- 5M if she wanted to leave the job. Despite this, Nabukenya was constantly telling her friends that she wanted to leave.

Her phone had been taken away. She could only access it two times a week. Sometimes, a week would elapse. For food she would be given 10 kilogrammes of rice per month. If it got done, she would fend for herself. Her father died last year, and she wasn’t allowed to return to bury him.

On Wednesday, 28 May 2025, her family was informed that she was in ICU in a hospital in Dubai. But there are contradictions that have concerned her friends and family. Her sponsor claims that Nabukenya came to her complaining that she couldn’t breath properly. She advised her to take water and go to her room and rest. Apparently, when she tried to drink the water she chocked on it. Shortly after Nabukenya fainted and was admitted in ICU. However, Nabukenya’s sister claims that they had been informed that she fell in the bathroom and blacked out. But an official from the company that contracted Nabukenya has disputed this. He says she just had a heart attack and that it was caused by a blood clot in her brain according to a hospital report.
The family has been told that she wont survive.

In a strange turn of events the hospital reached out to the family asking for the mother’s consent for her organs to be harvested and sold so the family can raise funds to transport the body.”