Editorial: ISHR Newsletter June 2024
In this newsletter, we once again bring you the latest news and background information from our global network.
Uganda: The 2024 Uganda National Population Census
The possible human rights implications of not being “counted”
Uganda: Harmony at Stake
By Marie Patricia Natakwa
Uganda: Climate Change – A Human Rights Emergency
“Climate Change is about the people” – Vanessa Nakate (Young Leader for Sustainable Development Goals and a Climate Activist)
Uganda: A Reflection on the Right to Health in Uganda
Is medication free at Mulago national referral hospital, if not why is it then a national referral hospital, is the right to health in Uganda alive?
Uganda: The Flame of Equality
A light at the end of the tunnel for disability rights
In the darkest night, a flame steadily burns
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Uganda: The Death Penalty
A Necessary Evil or Redundant Violation?
Nigeria: Egrets in the Sun; How High can Street Children Dream?
Calabar shyly dresses up in fancy thrift clothes. Her coastal visage, flattened by low buildings and lush green streets, echoes the glories of what the city was and what it could become.
Nigeria: Women’s Leadership Struggle in Nigeria: Borrowing a Picture of Mexico
It is 2024 and Mexico has just elected her first female president, Valeria Rodríguez. Giving her victory speech and thanking over 35 million Mexicans.
Mexico: Mrs. Sheinbaum, a Beacon of Hope for Human Rights in Mexico and Elsewhere?
The Mexican election of 2 June 2024 was historic. Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman president in the country’s history.
Kenya: From High-Flying Diplomacy to Grounded Realities
Navigating Kenya’s Fiscal Tightrope in the Era of President Ruto
Kenya: Inhumane Demolitions Render Many Dead and Thousands Homeless in Nairobi
In the last two months, Kenya as a whole has experienced one of the worst cases of flooding in recent history.
Kenya: ISHR Kenya partners to launch sanitary PAD-ATM in an informal settlement school
When we describe PERIOD POVERTY, nothing captures its true extent than the reality lived by millions of girls and women in Kenya.
Gambia: Examining Judicial Discretion
Has section 99(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code curtailed the courts traditional authority to grant bail?
