World Refugee Day (WRD) is celebrated every year on 20th June and it’s a day dedicated by the United Nations to all the refugees all over the world. It’s a day to honor and recognize all persons that have been forced to flee from their countries of origin. By the end of December 2023, Uganda was hosting over 1.6 million refugees and asylum seekers. Since then, new arrivals have continued to enter the country mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan which ideally points to an increased number of refugees within Uganda. This essentially shows how celebrating this day in the Uganda context is justified, appropriate and important
Press Releases & Events Documentation
The RLP issues press releases on numerous topics with some being published in the Ugandan dailies
Pre and post-independent Uganda has gone through periods of political instability characterised by armed conflicts, resulting in gross human rights violations. The years of conflict disrupted development efforts, destroyed formal and informal justice institutions, and disintegrated the socio-economic fabric of communities.
In November 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan implored the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber to confirm charges against Joseph Kony in absentia. This came 18 years after the organisation failed to execute a 2005 arrest warrant against Kony and on the eve of the silver jubilee of the Rome Statute through which the ICC was established in 1998. Within this context, several questions are conspicuous.
THEME: HOPE AWAY FROM HOME – “A World Where Refugees are always Included”
Every year, on June 20, the world comes together to commemorate World Refugee Day. A day designated by the United Nations to remember and honor refugees around the world. As we mark this important occasion, Refugee Law Project stands in solidarity with the millions of displaced individuals and families, particularly those who have sought refuge in Uganda from the Great Lakes region, including from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and a few from beyond.
Dignity ,Freedom And Justice For All
December 10th, 2022 marks the 75th commemoration of the celebrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), being the day the milestone document was brought to life. Human Rights are universal, meaning that they ordinarily should be applied to and enjoyed by all human beings without discrimination.
Decades since 1948, there has been much progress in human rights observance and protection. However, just like any pursuit, nations which have since committed to uphold it aren’t without their shortcomings in the ever continuing fight to ensure that all human beings enjoy their rights without discrimination world over. Nations have since 1948 continued to struggle with issues of resource, cultural settings, beliefs and practices among other challenges.
Building safer and inclusive digital spaces for refugee children with special needs and disability
Refugee Law Project (RLP) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2023 under the theme ‘Protecting and Promoting Children’s Rights in the Digital Era’. The DAC was instituted in 1991 in honor of the 1976 student uprising in Soweto and serves as a platform for recognizing and addressing the challenges faced by children in Africa. It calls for reflection, commitment and action towards upholding the rights of children across the continent.
