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• September 07, 2024
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ADDRESS REBECCA CHEPTEGEI’S MURDER

[KAMPALA, 07-09-2024] – Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI) stands outraged by the brutal murder of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who fell victim to a vicious act of gender-based violence that has claimed the life of yet another Ugandan woman. We offer our deepest condolences to her family, particularly her two young daughters, whose future has been shattered

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• May 06, 2024
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Fos Feminista and Women’s Probono Initiative Oral Statement At the Commission on Population and Development, 57th Session

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• March 08, 2024
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CONFRONTING ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT DIMINISH WOMEN’S PROGRESS.

CONFRONTING ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT DIMINISH WOMEN’S PROGRESS. [KAMPALA 08.03. 24] – Every year, on the 8th of March, the world comes together to celebrate the International Women’s Day; a day that recognises women’s struggles, celebrates their existence while advocating for their rights and empowerment. Women constitute a larger percentage of Uganda’s population,[1]

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• February 06, 2024
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AMPLIFYING VOICES ON ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION THROUGH SURVIVORS.

[KAMPALA 06.02. 24] – As we commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) we are reminded of the abuse and gross violation that women and girls are subjected to globally. According to UNICEF’s 2020 estimates in countries affected by FGM, 7 in 10 girls and women between 15 and 49

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• January 20, 2024
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ADDRESS REVEREND NICE NAHWERA’S CRISIS

[KAMPALA, 20-01-2024] – We are deeply troubled and saddened by the recent actions taken by Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni, West Ankole Diocese Bishop, in response to the marital crisis faced by Reverend Nice Nahwera, a curate at Nyakabirizi Church of Uganda. It is with heavy hearts that we express our utter dismay at the decision to

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• September 21, 2023
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Upholding Personal Rights: Opposing Islamic University in Uganda Mandatory Pregnancy Testing for University Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upholding Personal Rights: Opposing Islamic University in Uganda Mandatory Pregnancy Testing for University Students Kampala, 21/09/2023 – In response to social media posts on a Notice from IUIU requiring mandatory pregnancy testing for female students in their university, The Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), strongly advocates against such a policy. This press release