Realising Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Adolescent Girls and Young Women Living in Slums in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Sexual and reproductive health rights are critical entitlements best supported through human rights-based approaches empowering duty-bearers and rights-holders. Implementing these requires information
on the current needs and challenges faced by those seeking to claim their sexual and reproducti...
A Technical Brief On The Role Of The Judiciary In Adjudicating Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights Violations During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Inevitably, sexual and reproductive health rights were violated during the lockdown. According to a UNFPA document on teenage pregnancy in Uganda during and post Covid-19 lockdown, Eastern Uganda (Busoga) was
reported to have the highest reported cases with Luuka district alone reporting more th...
Promoting The Health And Human Rights Of Adolescent Girls And Young Women Using The Existing Legal Framework On Abortion In Uganda
An estimated 56 million induced abortions occur worldwide each year, with up to 25 million (45%) of them being unsafe. Unsafe abortion occurs when a pregnancy is terminated either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or b...
Facts On Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights Issues Among Adolescent Girls And Young Women In Uganda
Several factors expose adolescent girls and young women to sexual activity which in turn expose them to the risks inherent to sexual activity such as teenage and unintended pregnancies, complications resulting from pregnancy and HIV infections.
These factors include the age of first sexual encou...
Decree for the Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2011
On 19th August 2020, the Justices of the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement in favour of the Petitioners in the matter of Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and 3 Others Vs Attorney General, Constitutional Petition No.16 of 2011. The Justices unanimously agreed on al...
COVID-19 IEC Materials
Protect yourself and your loved ones from the Corona virus by getting information on the virus and the best way to prevent it.
You can access COVID-19 information, education and communication materials in Acholi, English, Luganda, Runyakitara and Swahili below. Special thanks to the Ministry o...
The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All
The Center for Health, Human rights and Development (CEHURD) represented by Derrick Nsibirwa is part of the Kampala Initiative (Watch the GAP team) that published a paper titled ‘Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All’.
The paper gives a critical civil society perspective ...
Judicial Endorsement Of Maternal Health Rights In Uganda
PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST 2020
JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH RIGHTS IN UGANDA
Kampala – Uganda. Today, Center for Health, Human Rights an...
Anti-Fraud, Anti-Bribery And Anti-Corruption Policy
The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD)’s core values highlight the fact that we uphold integrity, professionalism and ethical conduct of all staff at all times and we have zero-tolerance for any practices of fraud, bribery and corruption. CEHURD is committed to conducting bu...
CEHURD's Safe Guarding Policy
Safeguarding means promoting and protecting people's health, wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, exploitation and abuse. A safeguarding approach means identifying and minimizing the risk of harm to children and adults from staff, representatives and partners; our...
CEHURD's Whistle Blowing Policy
We are committed to conducting our business with honesty and integrity and we expect all staff to maintain high standards in accordance with our policies and procedures. However, all organisations face the risk of things going wrong from time to time or of unknowingly harbouring illegal or unethi...
Proposals For Legal Reform And Review On The Right To Health and SRHR
Uganda does not have a law that comprehensively incorporates the Right
to Health, although certain Constitutional provisions can be construed as
directly or indirectly, protecting the people’s right to health.
Cognizant of the fact that the National Objectives and Directive Principles of
Stat...
Proposed Amendments On The Sexual Offences Bill 2019
Sexual offences are a daily occurrence within communities and these have largely become a public health and human rights concern not only for Uganda but also around the globe. The high prevalence of sexual offences has been consistently documented in the annual police crime reports. For instance ...
COVID19, SRHR and Health Systems
“Coronavirus makes clear what has been true all along. Your health is as safe as that of the worst-insured, worst-cared-for person in your society. It will be decided by the height of the floor, not the ceiling.” - Anand Giridharada
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a huge public health crisis...
The Global Financing Facility in Uganda: A Brief Summary
This factsheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda. Wemos’ factsheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).
Uganda was selec...
Recommendations for Parliament's Consideration: A Right to Health Analysis of Uganda's National Health Insurance Scheme Bill
In the following brief, we provide a right to health analysis of the Government of Uganda’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill No. 27 of 2019.
We analyse the content of this bill according to the binding and authoritative standards of the right to health in international human rights...
Litigating Tobacco Control in Uganda: Implications of British American Tobacco LTD Vs Attorney General and CEHURD
Uganda enacted the Tobacco Control Act (hereinafter called “the TCA”) in 2015 as part of fulfilment of Uganda’s obligations and commitment as a party to the World Health Organisation Framew...
The Journey of CEHURD - 10 Year!
Ten years ago, the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) began with a vision of a health system that reflected social justice and human rights. Through a combination of strategic litigation, campaigns, community empowerment and knowledge building, CEHURD has brought that vision...
CEHURD Strategic Plan 2020-2024
We are a non-profit, research and advocacy organization which is pioneering the justiciability of the right to health. Founded in 2010, Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHU...
Laws, policies and best practices for informed consent for adolescents in Uganda
Adolescence is characterized by dramatic physical, psychological and social changes that adolescents lack skills to cope with. While adolescents feel capable of performing almost anything independently, they are prone to peer influence, experimentation and risk-taking, all of which are normal and...