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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
Jurisprudential Guides Notes
On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
On
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
On
July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
On
July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
Jurisprudential Guides.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
Revoked
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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UGANDA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Uganda. General Logistics Planning Map.
Source:
United Nations. World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
3 September 2015
Accessed Date:
6 May 2016
Title:
Ouganda. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
30 October 2012
Title:
Uganda. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
11 August 2022
Accessed Date:
18 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Civic Freedom Monitor.
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
6 August 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Mental Health Atlas 2020 Member State Profile: Uganda
Source:
World Health Organisation
Date of Document:
15 April 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
21 April 2022
Title:
Uganda. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. World Report 2022: Events of 2021.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/1
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
The 24th annual report on the state of human rights and freedoms in Uganda in 2021
Source:
Uganda Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
14 June 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
“To them, we're not even human”: Marginalised Human Rights Defenders in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
Date of Document:
December 2018
Page Numbers:
14–19; 35–40; 60–67
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
Second periodic report submitted by Uganda under article 40 of the Covenant, due in 2008
Date of Document:
19 November 2020
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 July 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda: Guarantee Human Rights Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
30 July 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter 3: Citizenship. Uganda's Constitution of 1995 with Amendments through 2017.
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
Prevalence of fraudulent documents, including identity cards and passports (2014-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Title:
Uganda/Rwanda: Whether a Rwandan born in Uganda has citizenship rights; conditions under which individuals whose ancestors are not Ugandan can obtain Ugandan citizenship; whether citizens of Uganda have rights to free university education...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2008
Accessed Date:
30 October 2012
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a driver's permit; information on the physical description of the driver's permit, including what information appears on it; whether a third party can replace a lost or expired driver's permit on behalf...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 June 2011
Accessed Date:
30 October 2012
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a birth certificate, both within and outside the country, including by a third party; description of the certificate, including information contained in the document (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 June 2017
Accessed Date:
29 June 2017
Date of Document:
26 July 2021
Accessed Date:
23 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
18 August 2022
Title:
Chapter 66. The Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act.
Accessed Date:
10 May 2016
Title:
The Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control (Amendment) Act
Accessed Date:
10 May 2016
Title:
The Registration of Persons Act
Accessed Date:
10 May 2016
Title:
Requirements and procedures for an adult to obtain a certified copy of their birth certificate, including from abroad and whether it can be obtained by a third party; information on the appearance of the certificate, including security features...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2017
Accessed Date:
21 June 2018
Title:
Information on refugee status granted to foreign nationals, including requirements and procedures, status documents provided, and rights and responsibilities (2015-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 June 2019
Title:
The computerized driving permit, including appearance and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain, renew, and replace (2018-May 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2019
Accessed Date:
24 June 2019
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Uganda
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Author:
Tigranna Zakaryan
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Refugee Family Attestation document, including whether it indicates that refugee status has been granted to those listed on the document, or whether refugee status was requested; length of time between the issuance of such a document and when ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2020
Accessed Date:
15 September 2020
Title:
Chased Away and Left to Die: How a National Security Approach to Uganda's Digital ID Has Led to Wholesale Exclusion of Women and Older Persons.
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda's Digital Identification Systems and Processes in a Protracted Crisis: What Can Be Done? A Policy Brief.
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Uganda. Election for President of 14 January 2021.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Uganda: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
30 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Constitutional Court nullifies law used to prohibit protests
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 March 2020
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda: Opposition Leader Reported Tortured by Police
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda: Bill Eliminating Presidential Age Limit and Extending Parliamentary Term Passed
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
27 December 2017
Accessed Date:
28 May 2018
Title:
Uganda: Omoro By-Election Marred by Abuses
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 June 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC); its structure, platform, leadership and executive members; treatment of its members by authorities
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 June 2010
Accessed Date:
30 October 2012
Title:
Uganda: End Enforced Disappearances of Opponents
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 March 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda: Attacks on Opposition Figures, Media
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 August 2018
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
'The Movement Times' newspaper, including origin and relations with political movements, NGOs and governments; whether the newspaper has a political alignment (2014-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 September 2016
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Democratic Party in Entebbe, including objectives, leadership, and membership procedures; treatment of members by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 February 2017
Accessed Date:
29 June 2017
Title:
Treatment of members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) (February 2016-November 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 November 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
National Action for Awakening Uganda (NAAU), including origin, structure, leadership and membership; treatment of members by authorities (2012-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 June 2016
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Uganda. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
Uganda: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
The Domestic Violence Act, 2010
Accessed Date:
23 June 2014
Title:
Ending Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy in Uganda
Source:
Uganda; United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
25 June 2019
Title:
Gender Issues in Uganda: An Analysis of Gender Based Violence, Asset Ownership and Employment.
Source:
Uganda. Uganda Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Forced marriages, including prevalence among the Buganda [Baganda] ethnic group, and among educated Buganda women; protection and support services available to women who refuse a forced marriage (2012-October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 October 2015
Accessed Date:
21 June 2016
Title:
Regional Analysis. Uganda SIGI Country Report. Social Institutions and Gender Index.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Accessed Date:
10 May 2016
Title:
Uganda: Court Declares Refund of Bride-Price Under Customary Law Unconstitutional
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
12 August 2015
Accessed Date:
10 May 2016
Title:
Combined eighth and ninth periodic reports submitted by Uganda under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2018
Date of Document:
11 December 2020
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. “I Must Work to Eat”: Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda.
Source:
Human Rights Watch et al.
Date of Document:
May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Deep Dive into Divorce and Separation in Uganda 2020
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
Date of Document:
10 August 2020
Author:
Martin Gramatikov et al.
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. 2020 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2021
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Uganda
Date of Document:
1 March 2022
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Module 1: Violence Against Women and Girls. National Survey on Violence in Uganda.
Source:
Uganda. Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
November 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
The enduring consequences of conflict-related sexual violence: a qualitative study of women survivors in northern Uganda
Date of Document:
11 April 2022
Author:
Mahlet A. Woldetsadik et al.
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Child Protection Assessment in Refugee-hosting Districts
Source:
REACH Iniatiative et al.
Date of Document:
May 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Analysis of the Sexual Offences Act, 2021 and its implications on the human rights of criminalised minorities
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
5 May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
The Uganda Report of Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 2020
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Uganda: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Human rights abuses and violations against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons in detention and imprisonment in Uganda: A case study of Kampala
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
December 2019
Author:
Adrian Jjuuko et al.
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda: 'Where Do We Go For Justice?' The Abuse of the Rights of Sexual Minorities in Uganda's Criminal Justice System.
Source:
Chapter Four Uganda
Date of Document:
27 February 2015
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Title:
Universal Periodic Review of Uganda. 26th Session, 31 October – 11 November 2016.
Source:
Transgender Equality Uganda (TEU); Sexual Rights Initiative
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs for LGBTI persons and quality of available services to LGBTI persons
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
January 2021
Author:
Laban Musinguzi et al.
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
My Child is Different. A Baseline Study of the Perceptions and Experiences of Parents, Families and their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Children in Uganda.
Source:
Chapter Four Uganda
Date of Document:
20 February 2019
Author:
Ashanut Okille and Clare Byarugaba
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
Uganda: Reject Sexual Offenses Bill
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
The Impact of the Legal and Policy Framework on Access to Justice for Transgender Persons in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
December 2019
Author:
Adrian Jjuuko et al.
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
The Impact of the Legal and Policy Framework on the Human Rights of Intersex Persons in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
October 2019
Author:
Adrian Jjuuko et al.
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda: Stop Police Harassment of LGBT People
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 November 2019
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Information on LGBT from May – November 2019 including: legality; state & societal treatment.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland. Legal Aid Board.
Date of Document:
18 November 2019
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
UN rights experts fear Uganda is using COVID-19 emergency powers to target LGBT people
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
27 April 2020
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda LGBT Shelter Residents Arrested on COVID-19 Pretext
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 April 2020
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Uganda: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 July 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Uganda.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
9 October 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Annual Crime Report 2021
Source:
Uganda Police Force
Date of Document:
24 May 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Terrorism 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
16 December 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
A never-ending problem: Ugandans Say Corruption Level has Increased, Rate Government Fight Against Corruption Poorly
Source:
Afrobarometer. Hatchile Consult Ltd.
Date of Document:
24 March 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Deep Dive into Crime in Uganda 2020
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
Author:
Armi Korhonen et al.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Information about 'Release on Bond' and 'Warrant of Arrest' documents, including circumstances when such documents are issued and whether a summons is issued before an arrest warrant; appearance, including whether the corresponding section of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 January 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Title:
Pre-Trial Detention in Uganda
Source:
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum; Uganda Human Rights Commission
Author:
Roselyn Karugonjo-Segawa
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
Update: Uganda's Legal System and Legal Sector
Date of Document:
April 2020
Author:
Brenda Mahoro; Lydia Matte
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Second periodic report submitted by Uganda under article 19 of the Convention pursuant to the simplified reporting procedure, due in 2008
Date of Document:
1 February 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
“I Only Need Justice”.Unlawful Detention and Abuse in Unauthorized Places of Detention in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Deep Dive into Land Justice in Uganda 2020
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
Author:
Armi Korhonen et al.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Uganda 2020: Legal Problems in Daily Life.
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law.
Author:
Rodrigyo Núñez et al.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
State of Privacy: Uganda
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
26 January 2019
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Requirements and procedures for obtaining police reports, such as criminal complaints, from within the country as well as from abroad; fees; format, including appearance, signatures and letterhead; whether there is a standard format across the...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 May 2016
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Update to UGA105482 of 17 May 2016 on requirements and procedures for obtaining police reports, such as criminal complaints, from within the country as well as from abroad; fees; format, including appearance, signatures and letterhead; whether...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 June 2016
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Uganda. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 October 2019
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Freedom on the Net 2021.
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
Accessed Date:
23 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Government to license online posts in fresh assault on freedom of expression
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 September 2020
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda: Drop Charges Against Law Student
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Press Freedom Index Report – 2021 : Media Shutouts & Shutdowns.
Source:
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda
Date of Document:
28 April 2022
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. International Religious Freedom Report for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 June 2022
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Situation and treatment of Muslims who convert to Christianity; state protection and resources for religious converts (2017-July 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 July 2019
Accessed Date:
15 September 2020
Title:
Information on the presence of witchdoctors in Uganda; treatment of those who refuse to succeed the duties of their deceased brother who was the clan leader and clan witchdoctor, particularly among the Mpologoma clan; state protection...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2017
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Uganda. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Rwanda and Uganda: For Batwa communities, poor health outcomes are a symptom of protracted discrimination
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. The Indigenous World 2022.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2022
Author:
Benjamin Mutambukah et al
Editor:
Dwayne Mamo et al.
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
13 Years in limbo: Forced evictions of the Benet in the name of conservation
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 November 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Uganda Immigration Entry/Exit Points
Source:
Uganda. Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.
Accessed Date:
23 August 2022
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 April 2022:
Title:
Uganda. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 July 2021
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uganda
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Uganda
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-UGA-2020.html
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1032022021ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/uganda
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/uganda/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/1
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/1
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
Uganda Human Rights Commission. The 21st Annual Report - 2018.
Source:
Uganda Human Rights Commission
URL:
https://www.uhrc.ug/download/uhrc-21st-annual-report/?wpdmdl=417&refresh=5f6441f99920c1600406009
Accessed Date:
22 September 2020
Source:
Uganda. Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.
URL:
https://www.gou.go.ug/content/ugandan-citizenship
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Uganda.html
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
The Uganda report of human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, 2019
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
March 2020
URL:
https://hrapf.org/index.php/resources/violation-reports/172-sogi-violations-report-2019/file
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/uganda/
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Annual Crime Report 2020
URL:
https://www.upf.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ANNUAL-CRIME-REPORT-2020-1.pdf?x74136
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/uganda/
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Freedom on the Net 2020.
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/uganda/freedom-net/2020
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/uganda/
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda Immigration Entry/Exit Points
Source:
Uganda. Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.
URL:
https://immigration.go.ug/services/border-management
Accessed Date:
23 June 2016
Title:
Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21: Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/2
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
29 August 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/2
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
Summary prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/2: Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
23 August 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/26/UGA/3
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
IGAD Short-term Election Observation Mission to the General Elections in the Republic of Uganda: Preliminary Report
Source:
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Date of Document:
16 January 2021
URL:
https://igad.int/preliminary-report-of-the-igad-electionobserver-mission-16-january-2021/
Accessed Date:
26 July 2021
Title:
Uganda Country Gender Assessment
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Date of Document:
October 2015
URL:
http://www.ug.undp.org/content/uganda/en/home/library/womens_empowerment/UGANDACOUNTRYGENDERASSESSMENT.html
Accessed Date:
1 June 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Uganda: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2019
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792036/CPIN_Uganda_SOGIE_EXT_April_2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 June 2019
Title:
Uganda. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
22 April 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Country/Uganda/Content/Detail/Report/972253e2-8a5b-4164-b3c5-18824394519c
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Uganda. Civic Freedom Monitor.
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
6 August 2022
URL:
https://www.icnl.org/resources/civic-freedom-monitor/uganda
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Mental Health Atlas 2020 Member State Profile: Uganda
Source:
World Health Organisation
Date of Document:
15 April 2022
URL:
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mental-health/mental-health-atlas-2020-country-profiles/uga.pdf?sfvrsn=c0fad0e9_5&download=true
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/2
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Uganda
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/40/UGA/3
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Guarantee Human Rights Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
30 July 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AFR5945392021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Chased Away and Left to Die: How a National Security Approach to Uganda's Digital ID Has Led to Wholesale Exclusion of Women and Older Persons.
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
URL:
https://chrgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CHRGJ-Report-Chased-Away-and-Left-to-Die.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda's Digital Identification Systems and Processes in a Protracted Crisis: What Can Be Done? A Policy Brief.
URL:
https://www.unwantedwitness.org/download/uploads/Ugandas-Digital-Identification-Systems-and-Processes-in-a-protracted-crisis.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Omoro By-Election Marred by Abuses
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 June 2022
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/06/uganda-omoro-election-marred-abuses
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Gender Issues in Uganda: An Analysis of Gender Based Violence, Asset Ownership and Employment.
Source:
Uganda. Uganda Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development.
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://www.ubos.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/03_2019UBOS_Gender_Issues_Report_2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. 2020 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2021
URL:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/uganda
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Uganda
Date of Document:
1 March 2022
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/UGA/CO/8-9
Accessed Date:
2 August 2022
Title:
Module 1: Violence Against Women and Girls. National Survey on Violence in Uganda.
Source:
Uganda. Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
November 2021
URL:
https://www.ubos.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/03_2019UBOS_Gender_Issues_Report_2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
The enduring consequences of conflict-related sexual violence: a qualitative study of women survivors in northern Uganda
Date of Document:
11 April 2022
Author:
Mahlet A. Woldetsadik et al.
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/cce97b09-8df2-3329-8930-8e4628e912cd/s13031-022-00448-y.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Uganda: Child Protection Assessment in Refugee-hosting Districts
Source:
REACH Iniatiative et al.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/b68a4145-4607-4489-b575-63913d663bb4/UGA_REACH_CP-assessment_Report_Final-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Uganda: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2022
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1054188/Uganda_CPIN_sexual_orientation_and_gender.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Uganda.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
9 October 2021
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/9a4ec791-65c5-44f1-9261-1c886c70dc9c
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
A never-ending problem: Ugandans Say Corruption Level has Increased, Rate Government Fight Against Corruption Poorly
Source:
Afrobarometer. Hatchile Consult Ltd.
Date of Document:
24 March 2021
URL:
https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/migrated/files/publications/Dispatches/ad435-most_ugandans_say_corruption_has_increased-afrobarometer_dispatch-22march21.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Deep Dive into Crime in Uganda 2020
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
Author:
Armi Korhonen et al.
URL:
https://www.hiil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/HiiL-Uganda-Deep-Dive-Crime_Online.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
“I Only Need Justice”.Unlawful Detention and Abuse in Unauthorized Places of Detention in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Watch
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/03/22/i-only-need-justice/unlawful-detention-and-abuse-unauthorized-places-detention
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Deep Dive into Land Justice in Uganda 2020
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
Author:
Armi Korhonen et al.
URL:
https://www.hiil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/HiiL-Uganda-Deep-Dive-Land_Online-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Uganda 2020: Legal Problems in Daily Life.
Source:
Hague Institute for Innovation of Law.
Author:
Rodrigyo Núñez et al.
URL:
https://www.hiil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/JNS_Uganda_2020_online-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
URL:
https://www.policinglaw.info/country/uganda
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Press Freedom Index Report – 2021 : Media Shutouts & Shutdowns.
Source:
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda
Date of Document:
28 April 2022
URL:
https://hrnjuganda.org/?wpdmpro=press-freedom-index-report-2021-media-shutouts-shutdowns
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Rwanda and Uganda: For Batwa communities, poor health outcomes are a symptom of protracted discrimination
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2021
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Minority-and-Indigenous-Trends-2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. The Indigenous World 2022.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2022
Author:
Benjamin Mutambukah et al
Editor:
Dwayne Mamo et al.
URL:
https://iwgia.org/en/uganda/4645-iw-2022-uganda.html
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
13 Years in limbo: Forced evictions of the Benet in the name of conservation
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 November 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AFR5941382021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
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