PILAC was established at the School of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda in 1998. PILAC’s mission is to challenge academic, political and social elitism, promote equality and non-discriminatory access to justice, and facilitate the greater protection of human rights at the national, regional and international levels. PILAC’s vision is to build a cadre of lawyers […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights,
Description: IHRDA’s vision is to see a continent where all have access to justice, using national, African and international human rights law and mechanisms for the promotion and protection of their rights. IHRDA serves as pro bono counsel for individuals and NGOs litigating their cases against state parties before the African human rights treaty bodies. […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights,
Using Public Interest Litigation in Uganda to Save Mabira and Other Rainforests Abstract: In August 2011, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that he planned to give away part of Mabira rainforest to a sugar corporation. The intention was to grow a sugarcane plantation and enhance sugar production in the country… Ugandans opposed to the give-away […]
Content type: News
Legal Topic: Climate change, Land rights, Public interest litigation (general),
This training toolkit seeks to strengthen understanding of property rights for women and men as equal citizens. Because women in Uganda are often not treated as equal citizens, toolkit materials address what rights women have, how to communicate women’s rights, and the issues preventing women from exercising their rights. The overarching goals of the training […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Land rights,
This is a step-by-step, practical “how to” manual for grassroots advocates working to help communities protect their customary claims and rights to land and natural resources. The guide helps communities to build unity and internal capacity for community land protection, to document and map their land claims, to strengthen local governance and seek formal government […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Land rights,
forLegal action can be a useful tool to secure justice, but it is not the only tool to achieve your objectives. Before taking legal action, it is helpful to consider alternative routes to achieving your objectives. Alternatives could be quicker, less costly, and more effective in securing justice in your circumstances. A common alternative to […]
Content type: Going to court: Q and A
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
A legal case may be brought by one person or one organisation, or by a group of people and/or organisations. This can be called as “class action“. There are significant benefits of bringing a legal case as a group. The benefits include: Greater access to support generally. Not only can members of the group support […]
Content type: Going to court: Q and A
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
When taking legal action, it is important to keep your information safe for the following reasons: If important information about your case, such as correspondence with lawyers, strategy and evidence, is not kept private, this can weaken your position during your legal case or in negotiations. If the other side knows what evidence, strategies and […]
Content type: Going to court: Q and A
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
When legal action is used to challenge powerful organisations and interests (e.g. the police, government, big business), the people taking legal action can face very real security risks. People may also face security risks when they take legal action in politically or culturally sensitive issues (e.g. to uphold LGBT rights). The targets of legal action […]
Content type: Going to court: Q and A
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
Once you have got a court order you may need to take steps to ensure it is carried out.
Content type: Going to court: Q and A
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
