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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
23 August 2023
Accessed Date:
24 August 2023
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:
10 June 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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:
Présentation de l'Ouganda
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
27 April 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Uganda
Source:
Government of Uganda; United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
31 March 2023
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Uganda Food Security Outlook (October 2022 to May 2023)
Source:
Famine Early Warning Systems Network
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Uganda Poverty Assessment Overview: Strengthening Resilience to Accelerate Poverty Reduction in Uganda
Date of Document:
11 July 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
19 May 2024
Title:
Uganda. Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 March 2023
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Uganda. World Report 2023: Events of 2022.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2023
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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
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 25th annual report on the state of human rights and freedoms in Uganda in 2022
Source:
Uganda Human Rights Commission
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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:
Uganda. Freedom in the World 2023.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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
Title:
Replies of Uganda to the list of issues in relation to its second periodic report
Date of Document:
14 March 2023
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
27 August 2021
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
The State of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Uganda and Emerging Issues. Joint Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Uganda.
Source:
Initiative for Social and Economic Rights
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
“Our Trust is Broken”: Loss of Land and Livelihoods for Oil Development in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 July 2023
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Court Ends Suspension of NGO in Uganda
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 May 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter 3: Citizenship. Uganda's Constitution of 1995 with Amendments through 2017.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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:
Apply for your full driving licence: step by step guide
Source:
Uganda Driver Licensing System
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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
Accessed Date:
11 August 2023
Title:
Uganda. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
24 August 2023
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:
24 August 2023
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.
Source:
Center for Human Rights and Global Justice et al.
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
Author:
Katelyn Cioffi et al.
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
Title:
Licence renewal procedure
Source:
Uganda Driver Licensing System
Accessed Date:
11 August 2023
Title:
Burundi, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda: Access to Rwandan nationality and dual citizenship with Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda (2019–September 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2021
Accessed Date:
30 August 2023
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:
Turbulent Election Period Sees Attacks on Opposition, Internet Shutdown and Police Violence
Date of Document:
27 January 2021
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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
Title:
National Unity Platform (NUP), including organizational structure, leadership, and relationship to other political parties, particularly the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC); situation and treatment of NUP members by authorities and society; state protection; political activity of the NUP in Canada (2021–July 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 July 2023
Accessed Date:
11 August 2023
Title:
The Museveni Regime: Key Characteristics. Uganda's Future: Navigating a Precarious Transition. The Role of the International Community.
Source:
Open Society Foundations
Date of Document:
July 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
Title:
Majority of Ugandans see domestic violence as a private – not criminal – matter. Dispatch N°593.
Date of Document:
23 January 2023
Author:
Stevenson Ssevume Male et al.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Issues, beliefs and experience of child marriage and gender-based violence in Uganda. A qualitative study.
Source:
University of Huddersfield. None in Three Research Center.
Author:
Esther Kalule Nanfuka et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Uganda: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
Domestic Violence Act, 2010
Accessed Date:
24 August 2023
Title:
Ending Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy in Uganda
Source:
Uganda; United Nations International Children's Fund
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:
Gender Analysis. Uganda: Refugees and Host Communities in Yumbe and Terego Districts.
Date of Document:
August 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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. 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
28 September 2022
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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:
National Survey on Violence in Uganda. Module 1: Violence Against Women and Girls.
Source:
Uganda. Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
November 2021
Accessed Date:
24 August 2023
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
Date of Document:
May 2022
Accessed Date:
17 August 2022
Title:
Ugandans oppose the use of physical discipline against women, but see gender-based violence as a private matter
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
21 February 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Uganda
Source:
Uganda Bureau of Statistics; UNICEF
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
2020 Uganda National Qualitative Survey on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). Qualitative Report.
Source:
Uganda. Department for International Development.; United Nations. UN Women.
Date of Document:
3 February 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Ugandan Men Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Nationally Representative Data
Source:
Journal of Prevention
Date of Document:
1 June 2022
Author:
Jacinta Waila et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Childhood maltreatment, exposure to violence, underage marriage and psychological wellbeing among children and young people from Uganda. A brief survey report.
Source:
University of Huddersfield. None in Three Research Center.
Author:
Eric Awich Ochen et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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, 2021
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
June 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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:
Arrests, Evictions and Violence: Report of Violations against LGBTQ Persons for the First Month Following the Passing of Uganda's Anti-homosexuality Bill, 2023
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
21 April 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Universal Periodic Review of Uganda 40th Session January - February 2022. Joint Stakeholder Submission.
Source:
The Uganda LBQ Loose Network et al.
Date of Document:
30 November 2021
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Court focused lawfare over LGBT rights: The case of Uganda. Queer Lawfare in Africa: Legal strategies in contexts of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation and politisation.
Source:
Pretoria University Law Press
Author:
Adrian Jjuuko; Stella Nyanzi
Editor:
Adrian Jjuuko et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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; Clare Byarugaba
Accessed Date:
14 June 2019
Title:
A Legal and Human Rights Analysis of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 as Enacted by Parliament
Source:
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
Date of Document:
29 March 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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: LGBTI+ Rights Defenders arrested after turning to the police for help
Source:
Civil Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
10 June 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Stigmatization and Criminalization of LGBT Persons in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic
Date of Document:
30 June 2021
Author:
Young Park; Onen Cylus
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Uganda's President Signs Repressive Anti-LGBT Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
30 May 2023
Author:
Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Ouganda : situation des personnes LGBTQI+ et protection de l'État
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 June 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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
Title:
The Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Uganda: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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 2022
Source:
Uganda Police Force
Date of Document:
22 February 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Terrorism 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
A never-ending problem: Ugandans Say Corruption Level has Increased, Rate Government Fight Against Corruption Poorly. Dispatch N°435.
Source:
Afrobarometer. Hatchile Consult Ltd.
Date of Document:
24 March 2021
Author:
Ronald Makanga Kakumba
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
Title:
Uganda. Global Organized Crime Index.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Aguu: From Acholi Post War Street Youth and Children to 'Criminal Gangs' in Modern Day Gulu City, Uganda
Source:
Journal of Human Security
Author:
Shai André Divon; Arthur Owor
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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:
Protecting constitutional and procedural rights of pre-trial detainees through access to justice in Uganda. Baseline survey.
Source:
Avocats sans frontières
Date of Document:
December 2022
Author:
Josephine Kankunda et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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
Date of Document:
22 March 2022
Editor:
Otsieno Namwaya et al.
Accessed Date:
24 August 2023
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
Title:
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Uganda
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
6 December 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
A few bad apples or a rotten orchard? Ugandans cite brutality and corruption among police failings. Dispatch N°564.
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
24 October 2022
Author:
Makanga Ronald Kakumba
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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:
10 August 2023
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 2022.
Editor:
Adrian Shahbaz et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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 – 2022: Uncertain Future for the Media
Source:
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda
Date of Document:
24 May 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Journalism Blocked, Information Seized: “A tale of how internet shutdown crippled media work in Uganda”
Date of Document:
19 May 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
Title:
Uganda. International Religious Freedom Report for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 May 2023
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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
Title:
Violations of the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Uganda. A Briefing Paper.
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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:
24 August 2023
Title:
Rwanda and Uganda: For Batwa communities, poor health outcomes are a symptom of protracted discrimination. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
3 August 2022
Title:
Uganda. The Indigenous World 2023.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2023
Author:
Benjamin Mutambukah et al.
Accessed Date:
10 August 2023
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 31 August 2023:
Title:
Uganda. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 March 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda
Accessed Date:
9 August 2023
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