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The launch of CCEDU’s TOPOWA drive to boost voter turnout in October, 2015.

 Programme 

The programme aims to build active citizenship and enhance access to justice through five broad campaigns: My Rights My Power; The Access to Justice; Defence the Right to Personal Liberty; The Rights and Rule of Law; and the Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda. 

FHRI uses various cross-cutting strategies to realise the programme objectives such as: Rights Awareness, Rights Monitoring, Constitution, Legislation and Policy Reform Advocacy, Legal Services Provision, and Alliance Building. 

The foundation is currently implementing its 9th Strategic Plan 2022-2026 titled “Building Back Better: Realizing Human Rights in the Post COVID-19 Era(2022 – 2026). The overall goal is a strengthened culture of constitutionalism, more human rights friendly laws and policies, increased access to justice and a well informed and active citizenry that defend their rights and hold leaders accountable. 

Within this context, FHRI implements its strategic priorities in the programme through the following units: 

  • Research and Advocacy
  • Civic Education
  • Legal Services
  • Rights and Rule of Law
  • Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
  • External Services 
  • Organisational Development 
  • Special Projects
    • CENESA

We realize the programme under the following campaigns: 

A. ‘My Rights, My Power’ Campaign.

Objective: To build the capacity of citizens to proactively defend their rights and demand accountability from the state through rights knowledge.   

B. Defence the Right to Personal Liberty 

Objective: To monitor and expose human rights violations as well as influence policy, practice and legal reforms respectively with special emphasis on reducing pre-trial detention. 

C. Rights and Rule of Law Campaign 

Objective: To strengthen the capacity and independence of the judiciary in order to reach just decisions that uphold human rights.

D. Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda.

Objective: To advocate for the progressive abolition of the death penalty and the implementation of humane alternatives. 

E. Access to Justice Campaign

Objective: To improve access to justice for victims of human rights violations and vulnerable persons in Uganda