The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) is a mainstream legal and human rights indigenous organisation in Uganda committed to addressing social injustices, inequalities and health rights violations faced by women, girls and other vulnerable populations in East Africa. We strongly believe that a more equal and just society enables individuals and communities to thrive and realise their full potential, and this is critical for sustainable development. We therefore advance social justice in health for all using tested approaches that include strategic litigation, advocacy, community empowerment and research and knowledge management.

We contribute to deconstructing health and human rights and use the law, policy engagements, evidence-based advocacy and mobilizing communities as the major entry points that informs our interventions at national level and in more than 50 Districts of Uganda. We have ground-breaking strategic litigation cases that have informed jurisprudence and defined greater rights for our target constituencies while also being actively engaged in East Africa, Pan Africa and International human rights mechanisms, processes and movements.