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During a dialogue on challenges faced by #YouthHRDs, our Team leader encouraged the #YouthHRDs to support legislative advocacy of #HRDProtectionBill2020 and other Bills that enable a safe working space for their interventions.
The #HRDProtectionBill2020 will forward Uganda's efforts in ensuring that HRs and freedoms of Ugandans are respected and that operation of #HRDs who we all are by command of Art 50(2) is guaranteed.
Hon. Abala David requested the members to prepare the #HRDProtectionBill2020 for the house plenary as it gives mileage to Uganda as per recommendations from the 50th session of the ACHPRs in Banjul.
In yesterday's meeting together with the NGO collaborators on the #HRDProtectionBill2020, our team leader @YonaWanjala1 requested the MPs to support the enactment of the bill as a solution to this country in line with HRs violations in Uganda.
#HappeningNow - The NGO Collaborators on the #HRDProtectionBill2020 interface with the Standing Committee on Human Rights in preparation for the 2nd reading.
The Secretariats of Committee on Legal & Parliamentary affairs and Human Rights Committee of Parliament will agree on a schedule for a joint consultative meeting to prepare a report to be presented before the house.
@LyandroGulu | #HRDProtectionBill2020
The retreat has been a success.
The MPs have expressed their thoughts freely especially about accreditation of #HRDs and the Legal Parliamentary Counsel will integrate in the reports.
- @LyandroGulu | #HRDProtectionBill2020
The criminalisation of acts and omissions that not only
hinder the safe and free operation of human rights defenders but also unreasonably restrict the enjoyment of their rights and freedoms. #HRDProtectionBill2020
Prescribing the functions of HRDs beyond merely bringing action against the violation of another person’s or group’s human rights and freedoms but being actively engaged in the recognition, promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms of other; #HRDProtectionBill2020
The Bill therefore seeks to recognise, promote and enhance the mechanism for the protection of the work and activities of human rights defenders through— #HRDProtectionBill2020
The Policy of the #HRDProtectionBill2020 is to provide a framework for the recognition and protection of the work and activities of Human rights defenders in order to guarantee a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders to freely operate.
Members of the Legal and parliamentary affairs and human rights committee of parliament at the retreat to strategies towards the 2nd reading and passing of the #HRDProtectionbill2020
It is also important that the words peaceful and lawful be excluded from the bill since both words can be subjective and abused depending on a situation. - Mr. Tamale Mirundi. #HRDProtectionbill2020
Members of the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of @Parliament_Ug at a retreat to deliberate on the #HRDProtectionBill2020 and strategize for its passing by the 10th parliament @Hassan_shire @AfricaDefenders @defprotection
Cyber attacks and related ICT as some of the challenges that need to properly described and defined in the #HRDProtectionbill2020 since HRDs use ICTs and often experience threats and attacks on computers, mobile phones and the internet
#HRDProtectionbill2020 is An Act to prescribe obligations of Government towards HRDs; to provide for powers of HRDs; to prescribe limitation on powers of HRDs; to provide for assistance of HRDs; to prescribe offences for violation of HRD ; and for related
matters.
This is a law that is for the common people, let it be a gift to the citizens of Uganda, because this law protects them #HRDProtectionBill2020 @LyandroGulu
@LyandroGulu I am happy the government of Uganda has taken on well with this bill and we have the instruments to move the #HRDProtectionBill2020.
DPI, @DefendDefenders and @HRCUG have produced results out of the many meetings and we now have the 10th version of the #HRDProtectionBill2020, thanks to @giz_gmbh that has also supported this retreat
The #HRDProtectionbill2020 protects the work of HRDs, This bill is subtantive not procedural, thus we need to create a framework that HRDs can use to defend others @LyandroGulu
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