Initiative for Social and Economic Rights

Facilitating Social Justice

WE ENVISION A SOCIETY THAT ADVANCES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL

OUR KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

Right to Education

Advocates for access to quality education for all children in Uganda.

Right to Health

Promotes the right to the highest attainable standard in physical and mental health as stipulated in human rights instruments.

Business & Human Rights

Enhances accountability by corporations for violations of economic, social and cultural rights

Economic Justice & Social Protection

A sound social protection system is also considered to be critical to economic inclusion and promoting human dignity.

CROSS-CUTTING AREAS

Community Participation & Social Mobilization

Access to Justice

Regional & International Mechanisms

Annual National Conference on ESCRs

LATEST NEWS

Oral Statement to 81st Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)

ISER’s Statement on International Day Of Older Persons, 2024

Joint CSO submission on the zero draft of ToR for a UN Framework Tax Convention

Ministry of Education and Sports and School Foundation Bodies Should Prioritize Continued Access to Learning for Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers in Uganda

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Policy & Advocacy Brief

Seizing the opportunity to improve the national digital ID system for Uganda

Together with Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI) and the Center for Human Rights & Global Justice – NYU, we raise 5 urgent recommendations that the Government should adopt to...

Position Paper

CSO Position Paper on the Education Sub Programme in response to the FY 2024/25 Education Ministerial Policy Statement

This CSO position paper in response to the Ministerial Policy Statements FY2024/25 on the Education Sector was developed through a consultative process involving various civil society organizations including Uganda Society...

Report

“We are not well educated but learning on the job”: Governance and Accountability in the Provision of Public Primary Education in Uganda

This report examines the critical governance and accountability challenges that have undermined the promise of UPE, and reveals how insufficient funding, weak oversight, and systemic gaps continue to hinder the...

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