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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"

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?

Good governance: Building strong institutions around democracy rather than around strong individuals is a sure way of nurturing Uganda's young democracy.

Patriotism crusade: While the country ventures onto a new path of patriotism, instances of ritual sacrifices, corruption, empty government promises still linger on the national scene.

Land issues in Acholi in the transition from war to peace: As the guns fall silent, the Acholi sub region finds itself embroiled in another 'war', the struggle for land continues.

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