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ISER Press release on Ministry of Health's withdrawal of National ID requirement for Covid 19 Vaccination

ISER Press release on Ministry of Health's withdrawal of National ID requirement for Covid 19 Vaccination

On 9 March 2021, the Ministry of Health announced it would no longer require national ID as sole identity marker and would allow other forms of IDs like drivers’ licenses, refugee identity cards, work permits, passports and verification by Local Council officials and Village Health Teams.

March 10, 2021
Civil Society drags Government to Court over requirement to have National ID Card before receiving COVID 19 Vaccine

Civil Society drags Government to Court over requirement to have National ID Card before receiving COVID 19 Vaccine

Civil society led by the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) and Unwanted Witness have dragged government to court over the requirement by the Ministry of Health to mandate one to present either a national identification card (NIC) or national identification Number (NIN) before receiving COVID 19 vaccines.

March 5, 2021
ISER's submission to the UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt, Other International Financial Obligations and Human Rights

ISER's submission to the UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt, Other International Financial Obligations and Human Rights

In this submission to the UN's Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights, Prof. Attiya Waris, ISER raises stronger calls for transparency; better participation for all stakeholders in all critical decision-making processes; and key reforms to the international financial architecture.

January 31, 2021
ISER's Statement on Human Rights Day 2020

ISER's Statement on Human Rights Day 2020

10th December 2020 marks 72 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted at the United Nations General Assembly. Commemorating this day during the Covid-19 pandemic – which has and continues to wreak disproportionate havoc amongst the marginalized Ugandans – reaffirms the importance of respecting social and economic rights as enablers to recover and build back better during and post the pandemic.

December 9, 2020
Statement against International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity

Statement against International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity

ISER joins five hundred organisations in demanding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) end its push for austerity.

October 7, 2020
ISER's Press Statement on Government's Economic Stimulus Package

ISER's Press Statement on Government's Economic Stimulus Package

This is a Press Statement delivered during the launch of ISER's its research entitled...

September 2, 2020
ISER's oral statement on ESRs and COVID19 to the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

ISER's oral statement on ESRs and COVID19 to the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

ISER's oral statement on ESRs and COVID19 to the 66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights read on 18th July 2020.

July 27, 2020
Privatization of health and education excludes the poor

Privatization of health and education excludes the poor

Oral Statement made by ISER to the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission...

October 23, 2019
ISER & UNAD's Petition to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament

ISER & UNAD's Petition to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament

ISER and Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) presented a petition to the...

August 31, 2018
Ministry of Education and Sports Press Statement

Ministry of Education and Sports Press Statement

Phasing out Universal Secondary Education in private schools

February 13, 2018
Press Statement on School Standards

Press Statement on School Standards

The initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) calls upon the government and or...

February 2, 2018

Civil society sue government over absence of sign language interpretation in access to health care

Today the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), an NGO committed to advancing social and economic rights in Uganda, together with the Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) converged on the Constitutional Court to call for an end to discrimination against people with hearing disabilities (hereinafter referred to as deaf) in Uganda’s health system.

August 15, 2017
Press statement: Uganda's Ministry of Education maintains Bridge schools are operating illegally

Press statement: Uganda's Ministry of Education maintains Bridge schools are operating illegally

Communication from the Ministry of Education and Sports to Parliament shows that Bridge International Academies are operating illegally and do not meet the Basic Requirements and Minimum Standards.

August 14, 2017

174 organisations worldwide call investors to cease support to American chain of schools Bridge International Academies

174 civil society organisations from around the world have today (1st August 2017), released a statement calling on investors to cease support for Bridge International Academies, a company running over 500 commercial private schools in the Global South with the support of international donors and investors.

August 1, 2017
State obligations under the ICESCR in the context of business activities

State obligations under the ICESCR in the context of business activities

The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) submitted comments to the Draft General Comment on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the context of business activities.

January 23, 2017