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Human Rights Focus (HURIFO)

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Promoting human rights awareness, respect and good governance for justice, peace and development.

Welcome to HURIFO

Human Rights Focus (HURIFO) is a Ugandan civil societal, non-governmental, non-partisan, non stock, non racial, non-religious and non-profit making human rights organisation established in 1994 with a country-wide mandate. HURIFO's head office is located in Gulu district northern Uganda.

Since its inception in 1994 HURIFO has championed the cause of human rights in the conflict affected the northern Uganda, a region whose people have experienced gross human rights violations and untold sufferring.

This has been done by working closely with the community at various levels to raise the level of their awareness on human rights, and be able to stand up and defend their rights as well as of other victims or the less privileged. It is every's body's duty to defend human rights of all peron's. Become an active Human Rights Defender

RECENT UPDATES

"HURIFO New Research Report: Elucidation of the challenges of return in Acholiland: Learning across lived realities"

Youth and Culture: Youth involvement and embracing culture goes a long way in the promotion and respect of human rights?

Land debate: As land conflicts continue to dominate on the Ugandan scene, government and 'investors' lock horns with the local community whom consist of the electorate. How then can land issues be solved amicably?

Uganda Elections 2011: As the country draws closer to its presidential and parliamentary elections, what is expected of electorate and those they intend to vote into power?

Brawling in parliament: The right for a member of parliament in Uganda to walk in and out should be guaranteed. Is this always the case?

Political Stalemate? After the deadly September riots, will the meeting between the two heavyweights finally resolve issues?

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