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