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ACME grantee stories – 2017

ACME grantee stories - 2017

Delayed Justice, Part III: Understanding politics behind constitutional decisions

September 20, 2017October 6, 2017 - by Harriet Anena - Leave a Comment

It’s more than two decades since the Constitutional Court was established in Uganda. The court hit the ground running but is now burdened by a backlog of cases. In the …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Justice Delayed, Part II: Petitioners bemoan delayed justice in Constitutional Court

September 18, 2017October 6, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

It’s more than two decades since the Constitutional Court was established in Uganda. The court hit the ground running but is now burdened by a backlog of cases. In the …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Delayed Justice, Part I: How case backlog came to dog Constitutional Court

September 15, 2017October 6, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

It’s more than two decades since the Constitutional Court was established in Uganda. The court hit the ground running but is now burdened by a backlog of cases. In the first …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Tortured mayor quietly released as more detainees accuse security

September 15, 2017November 6, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Following public outcry and condemnation over the torture of Kamwenge Mayor Godfrey Byamukama at Nalufenya detention facility, police released him quietly. However, 21 suspects detained in a similar manner are …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Millions still illiterate 20 years after start of UPE programme

September 3, 2017September 19, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Twenty years ago, government introduced Universal Primary Education (UPE), to among others, fight illiteracy in the country. However, it’s 2017 and millions of Ugandans still haven’t enrolled for formal education …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Why is it more expensive to build roads in this country? Part II

August 27, 2017September 19, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

The government has been prioritising infrastructure development as a means of accelerating economic transformation. However, the high cost of investment in the sector has raised concerns. In final and second …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Why is it more expensive to build roads in this country? Part I

August 26, 2017September 19, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

The government has been prioritising infrastructure development, arguing it’s a sure way the country’s economic transformation will be accelerated. However, there have been lingering concerns about the Uganda’s high cost …

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ACME grantee stories - 2017

Unclaimed bodies chock hospitals, districts

July 20, 2017September 19, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

You or someone you know has probably one time come across a dead body, either on the street or in a bush. In such cases, the police or local authorities …

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ACME research

Media coverage of health in Uganda, July 2015-June 2017

January 10, 2019June 27, 2019

Press Coverage of Public Affairs in Uganda, June 2013 – July 2017

November 5, 2018July 5, 2019

ACME Report: Uganda media coverage of the Kaweesi killing

July 14, 2017August 1, 2017

ACME research shows significant imbalance in public affairs coverage in Uganda’s press

July 12, 2017August 14, 2017

Mixed report card for Ugandan media on coverage of 2016 election

June 22, 2016August 1, 2017

RSS Uganda Journalists' Resource Centre

  • UN climate change report: land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world’s greenhouse gases
  • Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern
  • Draft Uganda Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019
  • Dataset – Uganda prison statistics
  • Appropriation Act, 2019
  • Social media analytics: A practical guidebook
  • Uganda Police Force annual crime report 2018
  • Overview of Uganda’s national transitional justice policy
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RSS New on the Uganda journalists’ resource centre

  • UN climate change report: land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world’s greenhouse gases
  • Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern
  • Draft Uganda Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019
  • Dataset – Uganda prison statistics
  • Appropriation Act, 2019
  • Social media analytics: A practical guidebook
  • Uganda Police Force annual crime report 2018
  • Overview of Uganda’s national transitional justice policy
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