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.
ISER & UNAD's Petition to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament
ISER and Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) presented a petition to the...
Ministry of Education and Sports Press Statement
Phasing out Universal Secondary Education in private schools
Press Statement on School Standards
The initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) calls upon the government and or...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Press Statement: Bridge International Academies Judgment
The 15 organisations endorsing this statement take note of the decision taken by the High Court of Uganda sitting in Kampala on Friday 4th November which confirms that the process followed by the Ugandan Government to decide to close schools run by Bridge International Academies (BIA) was fair and legal.
OHCHR Joint Submission for Uganda's Universal Periodic Review
Report prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Uganda's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) November 2016
Uganda to close the largest chain of commercial private schools over non-respect of basic education standards
The Ugandan Minister of Education and Sports, Hon Janet Museveni, formally announced on Tuesday during a session of the parliament that the Government will soon close the schools operated by the largest and most controversial chain of commercial private schools worldwide, Bridge International Academies (BIA), which runs 63 nursery and primary schools in Uganda.
The UK’s financial support to low-cost private education in developing countries in contravention of human rights, says again UN experts
In a landmark report, which has just been published, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) expressed its concerns that in some cases the UK’s development aid “has been reportedly used for activities in contravention of economic, social and cultural rights in the receiving countries.”
Press Statement: UK support for private schools in developing countries criticised by UN Committee
The United Kingdom (UK)’s controversial support for commercial, low-cost private schools in developing countries has been questioned by a UN Committee on children’s rights.
Human Rights Council adopts historic resolution on protection of defenders of economic social and cultural rights
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a landmark resolution on the protection of human rights defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights by a resounding vote.
African Commission Calls on Uganda to Safeguard Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are often ignored by states and it is gratifying to see the African Union spotlight the State’s obligations to respect, protect and fulfill these rights particularly education and health. The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights places considerable emphasis on social economic rights and their realisation in Africa. These recommendations are a powerful call to prioritise the realization of these often ignored rights.
African Commission Concluding Observations & Recommendations on Uganda's 5th Periodic Report
This report contains the Concluding Observations and Recommendations from the review of Uganda by the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPRs) that happened during the 56th Session in Banjul in April 2015.