Upcoming Events

I. 3rd Eastern Africa Training School On Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS, 2nd to 13th, May, 2011

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) of Makerere University, Uganda has for the past two years successfully conducted the Eastern Africa Training School on Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (EASLHRA) in Kampala, Uganda. The school brings together a dynamic group of scholars and human rights activists in the East African region committed to bringing legal and human rights perspectives to bear in the important area of HIV/AIDS. HURIPEC is pleased to announce that it will conduct a Third School to run from May 2 to May 13, 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.

Funded by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA), the two-week training school seeks to build the capacity of civil society activists, policy makers, lawyers, media practitioners and other key stakeholders in the technical and juridical aspects of Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS as well as to introduce selected participants to the various medical, public health, political and socio-cultural nuances that are at play in this growing area of jurisprudence. Ultimately, the objective of the program is to create a critical mass of individuals from varied backgrounds fully equipped with basic skills in Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS in order to promote greater policy attention, scholarship and activism in an area of law that is of increasing significance to the basic rights to health, to life and to an adequate standard of living implicated by the pandemic.

The school is conducted by a distinguished panel of regional and international experts working in the fields of law, human rights and public health. It combines both in-class lecture sessions with field visits and practical assignments to enrich the learning experience of participants.

HURIPEC now invites participants from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi to apply for this seminar. Under the programme, selected participants’ tuition fees, travel, accommodation, seminar materials and lunch/tea breaks during the training days will be covered.

Eligibility

Participants in this programme will be civil society activists, policy makers, lawyers, media practitioners, legislators, judicial and law enforcement officers, medical workers and other key stakeholders from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda or Burundi with demonstrable experience and/or interest in Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS and with a sound knowledge of the English language. Women, persons with disabilities and persons living with HIV are highly encouraged to apply.

Application Process

Applications should include:

1. Cover Letter
2. Detailed CV (including e-mail address for correspondence)
3. One reference letter
4. Copies of academic certificates
5. Essay of not more than three (3) pages outlining their interest in Law, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS; showing how the programme would contribute to their current or future responsibilities; and analyzing the potential pitfalls in taking a rights-based approach to HIV/AIDS.

To be sent electronically or by postal mail, no later than Friday, March 25, 2011, to the following address:

The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC)
Faculty of Law
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062,
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256-41-532954
Fax: +256-41-543110
E-mail: bkabumba@huripec.mak.ac.ug
Website: www.huripec.mak.ac.ug

 

Selected participants will be informed by Friday April 1, 2011. If you have not heard from us by that date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Early applications are encouraged and will be accorded expedited consideration. Applications received out of time will NOT be considered

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II. National Convention on Democratic Governance, 13th and 14th January 2011

‘Today Uganda stands at a critical crossroads in its nearly 50 years of independence.  Elections lie around the corner.  At the same time, there is considerable dissension and dissatisfaction within all the political parties, reflecting unresolved tensions in the transition to a multi-party political dispensation.  The larger populace is apathetic, disgruntled or disgusted.  Issues such as the creation of new districts, the discovery and planned exploitation of oil, the increasing concentration of presidential power, and the long-standing debate about federal system of governance (federo), raise numerous questions about the direction in which the country is headed.  In the light of all these concerns, and as political actors once again engage in an intense struggle over the control of the state, we believe that it is time for a national convening of the diverse interest groups concerned about the future of politics and governance in Uganda.  The proposed national convention will provide a much-needed platform for a frank and critical exchange over the current state of the country in a bid to address the many critical problems behind the increased lack of democratic discussion in the country.  It will also tackle the persistent failure to comprehensively address the marginalization and social exclusion of different communities.

In particular, the Convention will involve the following organized groups Religious groups, Traditional Leaders, Women’s organizations, Farmer’s associations, Trade Unions, The Private Sector, PWDs, PLWHAs, and Ethnic Minorities, The Youth, Civil Society and Academia, Journalists and Media workers among others.

The main focus of the National Convention will be the following five critical themes:
(I)  Citizenship and Culture;
(ii)  Institutions and Governance;
(iii) Political Participation and Voice;
(iv) Social Exclusion and Marginalization, and
(v)  Resources: Human, Environmental and Public

The principle goals of the National Convention include the following:

A. To critically reflect on some of the most contentious issues affecting the state of governance, democratic development and other related issues in contemporary Uganda;
B. To bring together a diversity of stakeholders from different backgrounds, demographic profiles, ideology and political interests to innovatively explore the above themes, and
C. To critically consider the role of culture and its place in the democratization process and in the promotion of democratic principles of governance.

The National Convention will take place on January 13 and 14, 2011.

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