In Uganda, for the first time since 2013, more than three people can legally meet without needing to inform the police. Last week, parts of the Public Order Management Act, a law used to gag political opponents, was declared unconstitutional. But most Ugandans are staying away from crowds and keeping at home to control the spread
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Nyapeya, Gulu district, Uganda – Sitting outside her grass-thatched house, in a lush part of the northern Ugandan countryside, Jeanette Aromorach described how her son became a victim of the coronavirus pandemic – even though he had never contracted the pathogen. Stewart Rubamga-Kwo, who was small for his 12 years, had an enlarged spleen and needed
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First, tell us about the Women’s Probono Initiative? The Women’s Probono Initiative is a civil society organisation founded in July 2018 to advance access to justice for women and girls through awareness creation, legal representation, research and knowledge sharing. What informed your decision to found this organisation? I am a first born child from a
Read MoreOur Visions:A just and equitable society where women and girls
are free from all forms of discrimination and violence
Our Mission: To advance gender justice through promoting autonomy,
voice and influence of women and girls in legislation,policy and practice
