March 13, 2023 10:00 am
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The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has hailed NAPE for its work of fighting for environmental justice and human rights of communities affected by the Oil Industry in Bunyoro sub-region of Uganda. On March 2, 2017, NAPE hosted a team of 24 donors for the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) in... Read More
November 14, 2022 6:31 am
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Communities neighbouring the plantation and factory of Hoima Sugar Limited have accused the company of polluting the environment especially their water sources. Click on the following link to access a full article of the communities’ grievances.
November 14, 2022 6:27 am
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Every year, world leaders, ministers, and negotiators come together in a global event known as the Conference of Parties (COP). During this international event, all states that are signatories to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement gather to agree on how to jointly address climate... Read More
November 14, 2022 6:18 am
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In 2014, hundreds of people in Kigyayo Village, Kikuube District were evicted from their land by Hoima Sugar Limited to pave way for sugarcane growing. Since then, the company officials and evictees living in camps for internally displaced people (IDPCs) have had a cat and mouth relationship. With support from... Read More
October 29, 2022 7:12 am
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National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has joined the rest of the World to mark the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (24th -30th October) with a call on the Ugandan Government to impose a total ban on the use of lead paint. This week of action is an initiative of the... Read More
October 14, 2022 2:21 pm
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Residents of Kigyayo IDPC in Kikuube District have called upon all concerned stakeholders to come to their rescue and problems which include hunger and sexual harassment of women and girls pile on them. Click on the following link for a full article on the dire conditions in Kigyayo IDPC. Read... Read More
October 10, 2022 6:40 am
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On Wednesday 5th October 2022, nine (9) students from various Universities in Uganda were remanded to Luzira prison over allegations that they participated in a demonstration in support of the recent European Union Parliament resolution seeking to delay the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) citing human rights... Read More
