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Published on Apr 22, 2021

Uganda: Japan contributes US$9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities

Support includes border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts KAMPALA, 20 April 2021,The Government of Japan in March committed approximately US$ 9.8 million to support refugees and host communities as well as border security, …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Apr 28, 2021

Court orders gov’t to produce detained American national

The family of the detained American National Guy Smith at High Court in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has ordered the government to produce detained American National Guy Smith and explain why he has spent more than the mandatory …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Apr 21, 2021

Ex-Cranes player Mutyaba drags Magogo to State House Anti-Corruption Unit

Mike Mutyaba addresses press at his office in Kamwokya. Courtesy photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda Cranes player Mike Suleiman Mutyaba has petitioned the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate the Federation of Uganda …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Dec 7, 2020

Legal aid providers call for extraordinary meeting of lawyers over deteriorating rule of law

The Executive Director of Legal Aid Service Providers, Sylvia Namubiru Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal Aid Service Providers Network Uganda-LASPNET wants Uganda Law Society and Uganda Law Council to convene an extraordinary meeting of all …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Dec 5, 2020

Lawyers Petition Gov’t to Pass Legal Aid Bill To Grant Ugandan State-funded Services

Kabale – Lawyers in Kabale district have petitioned Government to urgently pass the Legal Aid bill into law, asserting that the policy will enable indigent and poor Ugandans to receive state-funded legal services. Lawyers made the appeal on Friday during …

Source: Red Pepper - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 20, 2020

COVID-19 didn't overwhelm Africa as some feared. But Uganda is a cautionary tale of rising risk

Henry Bugembe riding his bright red motorcycle became a familiar sight in the town of Nakawuka during Uganda's lockdown last spring. With public and private transportation banned at the time, and ambulances few and far between, it was one of the few …

Source: CBC/Radio-Canada - Public Broadcaster
Published on Nov 14, 2020

Ugandans losing confidence in judicial system – LASPNET

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are losing confidence in the judicial system according to the Legal Aid Service Providers Network- LASPNET. Speaking at the launch of the Action Research on Status of Implementation of Justice in Uganda, …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Dec 1, 2020

Uganda: Report Unethical Lawyers, Makerere Law Don Says

By Jalira Namyalo The principal of Makerere University School of Law, Prof Christopher Mbazira, has advised people who are aggrieved by services of unethical lawyers to report them to the Law Council Disciplinary Committee to bring them to book. Prof …

Source: News (South Africa) - Uncategorized
Published on Nov 30, 2020

Ugandans Beaten, Burned & Forced To Confess To Being Gay

Screen capture from YouTube The plight of Ugandan LGBTQI communities has been in the headlines for many years now, and always for the wrong reasons. Now the Ugandan government has come under fire for using COVID-19 as an excuse to further clamp down on …

Source: Star Observer - Left-wing
Published on Nov 25, 2020

Under cover of Covid, Uganda targets LGBTQ+ shelter

Edward was lying on his bed when he heard shouting and banging. Last night had been fun: he’d hosted some friends at the LGBTQ+ homeless shelter where he lives and they had stayed up late, talking and drinking. As he pulled on his clothes, some men rushed …

Source: Mail & Guardian - Neutral
Published on Nov 23, 2020

‘Nowhere to go': the young LGBT+ Ugandans ‘outed’ during lockdown

When you ask Ronald Ssenyonga, a 21-year-old Ugandan, to tell you about his arrest, he asks: “Which one?” Like many gay people struggling to survive in a country that has used Covid-19 as an excuse to clamp down on human rights, Ssenyonga is used to …

Source: The Guardian - Neutral
Published on Apr 5, 2021

Dozens of alumni sign letter in support of Ohio University's Center for Law, Justice and Culture

Editor’s note: This is a letter addresses to the Ohio University Board of Trustees, Dean Florenz Plassman and Provost Elizabeth Sayers. The NEWS received a copy of the letter. We are a group of Ohio University alumni writing to express our urgent concerns …

Source: The Athens News - Uncategorized
Published on Sep 13, 2020

Pheona Wall replaces Kinobe as Uganda Law Society president

Pheona Wall Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced Pheona Nabasa Wall as their new President replacing Simon Peter Kinobe who has served for the last two years. Nabasa’s declaration follows the Saturday afternoon …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Sep 13, 2020

PROFILE: Who is Pheona Nabasa Wall Uganda Law Society President-elect

KAMPALA — Pheona Nabasa Wall has been elected new Uganda Law Society (ULS) president for the tenure that will last one year. Wall, a corporate and commercial lawyer who has served as ULS Vice president, beat her rival, Bernard Oundo with 441 votes against …

Source: Red Pepper - Uncategorized
Published on Aug 9, 2020

How Ugandans died at the hands of security agents

By Daily Monitor More by this Author On the night of May 11, Evelyn Namulondo placed what was a routine call to Ismail, her usual boda boda service provider to confirm the departure time for the next morning. They were to leave at around 6am, 30 minutes …

Source: The Citizen - Uncategorized
Published on May 16, 2020

Women are trapped with their abusers in Uganda due to transport ban

The night before, the 25-year-old mother-of-five was busy buying medication for her children in Moroto, a town in northeast Uganda. When Veronica (whose surname we're not using to protect her identity) returned home, her husband picked up a sharp …

Source: CNN - Neutral
Published on Dec 24, 2020

Kadaga upset by delayed appointment of human rights commission chairperson

Speaker Kadaga was today handed the annual Rule of Law award by the Uganda Law Society for the year 2020. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says that the delayed appointment of a new chairperson for the Uganda …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Dec 24, 2020

Human rights defenders, lawyers condemn Nicholas Opio’s detention

Job Kiija, a representative from Innovations for Democratic Engagement and Action-IDEA has decried threats against pro-democracy forces in the country. Courtesy photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of human rights defenders and lawyers under …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
Published on Dec 23, 2020

99% using new HIV drug without knowing what they are taking

ARVs. File photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | HIV activists are blaming government for not giving people living with HIV information regarding the new Anti-Retroviral Therapies (ARVs) yet the country has adopted a human rights approach as a key tool …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 16:36 GMT

Legal Representation Pilot Applications Being Accepted

Applications are now being accepted to offer legal representation for at-risk families involved with the child welfare system. Applications are now being accepted to offer legal representation for at-risk families involved with the child welfare system. …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 20:55 GMT

Zein Obagi, Litigation Attorney at Obagi Law Group, PC., Examines USC's Largest Sex Abuse Payout in Educational History

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The $1.1 billion settlements by USC to about 17,000 former patients of gynecologist George Tyndall was the largest sex-abuse settlement in educational history. However, the payouts …

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Published on April 16, 2021 - 01:25 GMT

New Law Provides Boost to Legal Aid

A new law allows the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation to use unclaimed attorney funds to provide assistance for legal aid. A new law allows the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation to use unclaimed attorney funds to provide assistance for legal aid. New …

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Published on May 5, 2021 - 19:49 GMT

Supreme Court Approves Grants to Support Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Iowans

The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $195,695.03 in grants to non-profit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to eleven different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded …

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Published on May 4, 2021 - 23:22 GMT

Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector

The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse …

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Published on February 20, 2021 - 11:28 GMT

AG Donovan, Association of Africans Living in Vermont, The Caroline Fund & Vermont Legal Aid to Host Expungement Tele-...

Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171 Attorney General T.J. Donovan will partner with the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV), The Caroline Fund, Vermont Legal Aid, and Code for BTV to host an expungement “tele-clinic” on …

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Published on April 30, 2021 - 01:54 GMT

ATG NEWS RELEASE: HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS A COALITION OF 41 ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGING CONGRESS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ...

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom HONOLULU – Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined 41 Attorneys General in signing a letter to Congress in support of continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). “Since 1974, LSC …

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Published on April 29, 2021 - 23:09 GMT

Attorneys General to Congress: Provide Adequate Funding for the Legal Services Corporation

Today, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Congress in support of robust funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The LSC provides vital legal assistance to low-income Americans, including support for families …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 20:44 GMT

Commercial Litigation Facts Discussed by Aaron Schlossberg Attorney

NEW YORK , NY, UNITED STATES , May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Commercial litigation can be defined as a type of law practice that focuses on litigation for businesses. Aaron Schlossberg attorney is somebody who focuses in this area of the law …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 18:45 GMT

Navy SEAL Chief (Ret.) Eddie Gallagher Issues Statement in Response to Apple Podcast Backlash

WASHINGTON DC , UNITED STATES, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Attorney for Gallagher also issues statement; says details are not new revelations, reframed by the media. Tim Parlatore, attorney for Eddie Gallagher: "Much has been …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 18:00 GMT

PRESS CONFERENCE: RESIDENTS FILE ELECTION COMPLAINT AGAINST MILWAUKEE

As part of the so-called “Wisconsin 5,” Milwaukee participated in a scheme to let private groups manage election process MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Amistad Project, the nation’s leading election …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 13:00 GMT

George Floyd Commemorative Concert Announced For May 30th in Houston, TX

The George Floyd Foundation will Host a Commemorative Concert To Mark The One Year Anniversary of The Tragic Death and The Continued Fight for #JusticeForGeorge HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The George Floyd …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 12:00 GMT

Image Analyzer comments on livestreaming risk to children - Internet Matters finds 1 in 6 minors using video broadcast

-online safety is like learning to swim, it’s a shared responsibility between parent and provider- GLOUCESTER, GOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Visual content moderation company, Image Analyzer has commented on a …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 11:00 GMT

TESTER, MORAN & ISAKSON HAVE BEEN CONCEALING THE USE OF AGENT ORANGE AT THE FORMER FORT MCCLELLAN ARMY BASE

Three different Chairmen of the Senate Veterans Committee & all have worked to block a GAO Report authorization to declare McClellan as an agent orange site ALBANY, NEW YORK, USA, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- During the primary years of …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 09:45 GMT

Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center Recommends Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste to a Family in Pennsylvania ...

PITTSBURGH , PENNSYLVANIA , USA, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "If your husband or dad has just received news that he has mesothelioma anywhere in Pennsylvania please do not roll the …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 07:20 GMT

ECOv2, de Pangeanic, incluye traductor de documentos, herramienta de edición, TA adaptativa profunda y anonimización

La plataforma ya ha gestionado más de 10 millones de segmentos desde su lanzamiento hace un mes. VALENCIA, ESPAÑA, May 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ha pasado un mes desde su lanzamiento oficial y Pangeanic ha procesado ya más de 10 millones de …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 15:00 GMT

DEADLINE ALERT for FUV, EBS, ACAD, and CCIV: The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Reminds Investors of Class Actions on ...

LOS ANGELES, May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Investors have until the deadlines listed …

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Published on May 7, 2021 - 14:00 GMT

WKHS Final Deadline: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Reminds Investors of Class Action Against Workhorse Group Inc. ...

NEW YORK, May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Workhorse Group Inc. ("Workhorse" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 23:24 GMT

Choosing an Attorney to Represent Me: What Do I Look For?

Looking for a lawyer to represent you but wondering what to look for, we have got you covered with these essential factors to consider when choosing a lawyer. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- What …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 22:19 GMT

Texas Hit-and-Run Accidents on the Rise; Pedestrians and Cyclists Most Often Hurt

Texas law requires drivers to stop at the scene, render aid and exchange information, but a growing number of negligent drivers flee the scene. by Haley Larkin COVINGTON, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Across the …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 20:55 GMT

Zein Obagi, Litigation Attorney at Obagi Law Group, PC., Examines USC's Largest Sex Abuse Payout in Educational History

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The $1.1 billion settlements by USC to about 17,000 former patients of gynecologist George Tyndall was the largest sex-abuse settlement in educational history. However, the payouts …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 19:00 GMT

Vaginal Mesh Update: Massachusetts requires safer alternative design

The Vigna Law Group comments on recent discussions held in United States federal courts regarding safer design alternatives. SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “… Because a reasonable alternative design …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 16:30 GMT

Top-tier Black Think Tank Receives Grant to Continue its Mission to Serve Disenfranchised Communities

Texas Southern University's Earl Carl Institute Receives HALO Grant from The Texas Bar Foundation HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Texas Bar Foundation recently announced that The Earl Carl Institute for Legal and …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 15:23 GMT

Nebula Media Group launches fixed-price website accessibility remediation service

Offer features automated ADA compliance functionality from AAAtraq NEW YORK , USA, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Website accessibility company Nebula Media Group has partnered with AAAtraq to provide SMEs and smaller government entities with …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 15:00 GMT

Protect and Serve: Law Enforcement Responds to New Challenges

Your law enforcement officers have to have your support WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The “Defund the Police” movement has gained widespread exposure due to negative news media reports and as a result …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 13:58 GMT

OnPay Solutions Partners with ProVantage© to Enable AP Payment Automation for Future and Existing Clients

OnPay Solutions has partnered with ProVantage Software to extend its capabilities to its clients by automating AP processes and enabling electronic payments. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- OnPay Solutions, a Top …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 13:20 GMT

AIB GROUP CHIEF RISK OFFICER, DEIRDRE HANNIGAN FIRST IN IRELAND AWARDED DCRO INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE IN RISK GOVERNANCE

Deirdre Hannigan becomes the first professional to be awarded the honor in Ireland. COLUMBUS, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The DCRO Institute, a global non-profit focused on the advanced development of current and prospective …

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Published on May 6, 2021 - 13:00 GMT

Election integrity watchdog calls on WI lawmakers to investigate 'Wisconsin 5’

Group describes how five cities invited unlawful private meddling in 2020 elections MADISON, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- An attorney for The Amistad Project, the leading election integrity watchdog, is delivering …

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