Between February 18 to 21 2020, the Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability (UCCA) met for their Bi-Annual General Meeting at Lakeside Escape Resort, Mukono. On agenda was a review of the half year work plan, Strategic realignment of activities, Thematic Cluster introduction, Orientation and development of work plan. Two major capacity building trainings were also … Read more
In June 2014 at its 26th session, Ecuador and South Africa presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva a resolution they had drafted proposing an international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights. An open-ended intergovernmental working group with the mandate to elaborate was subsequently established, chaired by … Read more
The aim of the Conference is to take stock of access to justice policies, laws and mechanisms and how these were impacting on access to justice for victims of ESCRs violations and abuses. The Conference will discuss the different mechanisms and remedies available to victims and how effective and efficient these are. This will cover … Read more
On Wednesday August 14, 2019 a team from the UCCA Secretariat and Members including CESCRA, IAP, WVU, NAVODA, BIRUDO and ISER, conducted a follow up engagement upon the request by the Project Affected Persons(PAPs) from the Resettlement Action Plan I for the proposed Central Processing Facility (CPF) situated in Buliisa District. The main objectives of … Read more
Theme: “Land Rights; A means to Economic Transformation and Social Justice” July 22-26, 2019 The Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability (UCCA) and partners including the Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), Action Aid International Uganda (AAU), The Initiative For Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Buganda Land Board (BLB), the Network for Public Interest … Read more
On March 18, 2019 at Pax Motel in Soroti District, the UCCA convened the 2nd Regional Corporate Accountability Platform (RECAP) for the TESO-KARAMOJA regions. This half day engagement attracted about 36 participants from the districts of Moroto, Soroti, Kabong, Abim and Amudat among others. These included representatives from the Police and Local Government representatives, Uganda … Read more
On Sunday March 17, 2019 the Uganda Consortium on Corporate Acciountability (UCCA) held a litigation surgery regarding two cases presented by its regional member Karamoja Development Forum (KDF). This convening brought together a small team of UCCA members and other advocates. Some of the issues that formed the basis of the two cases’ litigation surgery … Read more
Women and girls (school drop outs) in Kiziranfumbi Sub county Kikuube district have been trained in hand work using locally available materials. Because environment destruction has cleared swamps were women used to get papyrus as materials to weave baskets, NAVODA had to provide for alternative materials that can be used to do weaving and which … Read more
NAVODA has conducted community sensitization meetings to empower the community to know their rights in regard to land, property, security and ownership so that they are able to protect and advocate for their rights i.e making binding sales agreement, Succession Act, Land Act. They are now able to even identify the key stakeholders and even … Read more