Sexual harassment is understood differently by different people. However ignoratia non excusant must be the answer for the harassers, be women or men. The use of law may be a powerful tool in both prevention and response to sexual hara...
It is that time of the year when everyone gets excited about the holidays. The Christmas bells have started ringing (the jingle bells). Around time senior four and six students are writing their final exams. While primary seven student...
The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) currently has opportunities for Program Associates. The ideal candidates should have commitment to work with a dynamic organization working on issues of Health and Human Righ...
What does circumcision mean to you? While circumcision is a religious practice for some, for others it is a technique proven to reduce HIV infection and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). For some surgeons in Bugisu, it is the rea...
According to the 2014 Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; A Rights-Based Approach to Participation. A GI-ESCR Practitioner’s Guide, Every person and all peoples are entitled to active, free and meaningful part...
By Sheila Akandinda Access to health care is a Human right guaranteed under the international instruments. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), recognizes the right of everyone to "the enjoyment...
By Irene Abenakyo Global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in there. Gender based vio...
By Lilian Aguti GBV is an umbrella term used to describe any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will on the basis of unequal relations between women and men, as well as through abuse of power. In Uganda sexual and ph...