Brendah Mpanga is the founding partner of BNM Advocates in Kampala, Uganda, which is also one of the ILN member firms. In this episode, Brendah and Lindsay delve into the economic impacts of multiple pandemics, the diligence required for business development,
Pro Bono Opportunity in Africa
The International Law Institute in Washington, DC and the African Center for Legal Excellence (ILI-ACLE) have been working towards building legal infrastructure across the African continent for the past 15 years. ILI-ACLE has assisted in the drafting of laws, strengthening
MacArthur Awards announced for Furman Center and other Land Use Projects
Hot off the wire, the 2012 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Awards for Creative and Effective Institutions have just been announced. Among the big winners were our friends at the NYU Furman Center:We are delighted to announce that
Gay Rights Conference Shut Down in Uganda – Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Law
A group called Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has issued a press release in response to the shutting down of its capacity-building workshop. The workshop was shut down by the Uganda State Minister of Ethics and Integrity, the Reverand Father Simon
William Schabas blogs the ICC Review Conference
Along with many of our readers, Professor William Schabas (NUI-Galway) is attending the Review Conference of the International Criminal Court in Kampala, Uganda. He is posting his observations from the Conference, along with great "slice of life" details of the day-in,
Uganda Bans Female Genital Mutilation
Time Magazine: Uganda Outlaws Female Circumcision: (KAMPALA, Uganda) — Uganda’s parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation.Ministerof Ethics and Integrity James Nsaba Buturo said that the new law,passed without opposition late Thursday, could give offenders a lifesentence.
Uganda: Abortion Complicates Ratification of Protocol On Women’s Rights
Kakaire A. Kirunda reports for the Monitor (Kampala):October 31, 2007The government is under renewed pressure to embrace the protocol to the African charter on human and peoples’ rights on the rights of women in Africa, also known as the Maputo