Today, Wednesday 1st October, 2025 is the #InternationalDayofOlderPersons! Join our partners in the CSO Working Group on Social Protection for a live & important conversation on social protection for older persons on @Next Radio at 7:00 PM (EAT). #APeoplesPension #socialprotection

Today, 25th Sept., we expect to receive the ruling of the High Court, Civil Division on the Attorney General’s preliminary objection of res judicata in a case challenging the detention of women in health facilities due to failure to pay medical bills. Read our report iser-uganda.org/publication/...

As we celebrate #DemocracyDay today, ISER's ED, Angella K. Nabwowe, is participating in discussions around the link between democracy & economic justice at the University of Ghana Department of Economics organized by Open Society Foundations &IDEAS Africa Network.

Social protection is not a matter of discretion; it is a RIGHT. Read Jackson Wandera's OpEd in The Daily Monitor . monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/... #SocialProtectionUG

As world leaders begin Session 2 of the UN Tax Convention negotiations in New York today, the future of our digital economy is on the table. Will global rules finally be fair for countries like Uganda? We're watching closely. #TaxJusticeUG #UNTaxTalks #UNTaxConvention

Unless public participation is recognized as a constitutional imperative, even in high-value, complex contracts, citizens will remain spectators in decisions that profoundly affect their lives - George Mudonyi opines about the Lubowa hospital judgment. #ReclaimPublicServices

We have convened an inception meeting for the project “A People’s Pension - Phase II” aimed at deepening efforts to advance legal reform, sustainable financing & public engagement for a universal, rights-based pension system in Uganda. @byinsects.bsky.social #APeoplesPension #SocialProtectionUG

Don't punish school girls for getting pregnant. A pregnant girl is often punished harsher than her sexual abuser. Leaders frame teenage pregnancy as a moral failing, ignoring its reality as a dev't emergency & a human rights crisis. Read Labila Sumayah Musoke's OpEd www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/...

Today we join the Ministry of Public Service Uganda and 40+ gov't Ministries Departments and Agencies to commemorate #APSD2025. We reiterate our call to the Government of Uganda to reverse decades of cuts towards public health and education Uganda. #ReclaimPublicServices

Expelled from school for being pregnant: Is it protection or abuse? We are taking the conversation outside the meeting rooms. Join/follow the conversation live on @933kfm, 7pm today. @reprorights.bsky.social

In Uganda, 22% of adolescent girls drop out of school due to pregnancy, and only 8% ever return to complete their education locking them into cycles of poverty and disadvantage they did not choose. Follow the conversation this morning on Bukedde TV at 10am. @reprorights.bsky.social

Social security is a human right—not a handout. This morning, together with our partner @byinsects.bsky.social, we are launching a working paper comparing social pension reforms across Africa and what Uganda must do to protect its older citizens. #APeoplesPension #SocialProtectionUG

📍Yumbe District Our engagements with faith leaders using the Channels of Hope methodology continue this week. We are empowering faith leaders in Yumbe to champion education for pregnant girls & adolescent mothers. #EducationforAll

Join us & @byinsects.bsky.social as we share findings published in a Working Paper - "A People’s Pension: Comparative Perspectives from Southern and Eastern Africa", Tune in to @nbstv.bsky.social on Wed. 25th June, 10:30am - 11:30am. #APeoplesPension #SocialProtectionUG @rasmusjs.bsky.social

Today, we are convening a national stakeholder dialogue on the prevention and management of teenage pregnancies in school settings.

Just and hour away. Don't miss the conversation. x.com/i/spaces/1MY... @reprorights.bsky.social

Is expelling a pregnant learner from school a form of protection or a violation of their right? Join ISER and @Mutuzo_M for a live X space conversation as we explore this critical and often controversial question. Today, Tuesday 17th June, 7:30pm. @reprorights.bsky.social

@ISERUganda welcomes the renewed committed by Hon. Janet Museveni & Min. of Educ. to review the National Sexuality Education Framework after 7 years since its adoption. This Framework is critical for safeguarding adolescents’ right to health among many other goals. @reprorights.bsky.social

As we continue to celebrate #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour, we must reflect more on why we are witnessing increasing prevalence of the vice despite the progressive legal & policy frameworks in the country; ISER ED opines in today's monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/... #EndChildLabour @enabel.be

#ISERontheBudget In the Uganda FY2025/26 budget, debt servicing consumes a staggering 39% of resources, with interest payments of UGX11.3 trillion surpassing combined allocations for health, education & social protection. iser-uganda.org/wp-content/u... #PeopleCenteredBudget #KnowYourBudget25

Today we join other partners to commemorate the #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour. #EndChildLabour

#EndChildLabour #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

Tomorrow, 22nd May, during the Fireside chat at the ongoing #ID4Africa2025, Elizabeth Atori will be speaking about how Initiative for Social and Economic Rights - ISER is adopting #DPI safeguards. #dpisafeguards

We've hosted a stakeholder engagement to develop a CSO road map to serve as a blue print that will guide CSO engagements with government & various non-state actors on ending coercive school practices and upholding the right to health and education of pregnant girls in Uganda.

ISER's Elizabeth Atori will join a panel discussion on fostering trust and respecting dignity in digital ID systems. We look forward to contributing to key discussions on the adoption of Digital ID systems on the continent. #ID4Africa2025

We are thrilled to be part of the #ID4Africa2025 conference in Addis Ababa! Every individual has a right to identity and must be included even as Africa adopts Digital ID scale.

Strengthening communities to eliminate child labour! ISER, with support from Enabel & European Union, launches a 4-day training for 160 School Management Committee (SMC) members in Kikuube district to combat child labor in the agri-business & extractives sectors. #EndChildLabour

We are in Bugiri & Bugweri districts (Busoga sub region) engaging School Management Committee (SMC) Members on their roles and responsibilities in eliminating child labour and ensuring that children keep in school and complete their education. #EndChildLabour #StopChildLabour @enabel.be

In order to achieve sustainable dev't we must prioritize workers' rights by: - Promoting decent work & safe working conditions - Protecting workers' rights - Advocating for the eradication of child labor - Holding businesses accountable for labor abuses #LabourDay #LabourDay2025 #EndChildLabour

For the past 2 days, we've been checking-in with our Community Advocates regarding their monitoring & documentation of the impact of digital IDs on access to public services as part of a project aimed at driving inclusive & human rights based digital ID. #NdagaMuntu #digitalisationandhumanrightsug

🚨 They call it “Administrative Efficiency”—we call it USh 2.5 TRILLION WASTED! 💸 That could’ve built 1,364 government secondary schools. Isn’t our future worth more than fancy ceremonies, consultancies & SUVs? Demand #BudgetJusticeUG now. #AProPeopleBudget #ISERontheBudget

Today, we've met with the Kayunga District Registration Officer - NIRA and the district CAO to discuss our upcoming community outreach activities in 2 sub-counties. In partnership with NIRA, we are working to enhance National ID awareness & registration. #NdagaMuntu #DigitalizationAndHumanRightsUg

ISER is at @unu-iigh.bsky.social's 1st annual symposium examining the rise & impact of powerful private actors across the global health system. Our ED, Angella K. Nabwowe, is sharing experiences on accountability mechanism. 📍Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia #HealthGovernance #HealthForAll #HealthJustice

@rteinitiative.bsky.social's new monitoring guide for Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) is available at www.right-to-education.org/sites/right-.... #RightToEducation #HumanRights #Indicators

In afew minutes, our ED, Angella K. Nabwowe will be part of a panel launching Right to Education Initiative 's new monitoring guide focusing on #ECCE. Register here: tinyurl.com/mtpdp9z3 and find all info here: tinyurl.com/yxdxhjkn with #RightToEducation #HumanRights #Indicators

With an allocation of UShs11.3 trillion, the Government of Uganda is set to spend UShs31billion every day on interest payments in the coming FY2025-26. This is More than what's being provided to Kawempe National Referral Hospital for the entire year. #ISERontheBudget #BudgetJustice2025 #UGBUDGET25

"The best investment any country can make is in early childhood, as experiences in the first six years shape a child’s coping skills and competence for life." Read the article by Angella Kasule Nabwowe & @jobeckerhrw.bsky.social observer.ug/viewpoint/bu... @hrw.org

Min. of Finance tabled the provisional budget figures for FY2025-26. Debt payments have the largest share (40%) of the UShs 71.9 trillion budget, 2.5 times the allocation to the health & education budgets combined. Is this allocation fair? #UGBUDGET25 #BudgetJustice2025 #ReclaimPublicServices

This week, we joined Tax Justice Alliance Uganda to develop positions on the 2025 tax amendment bills ahead of a collective appearance before Parliament of Uganda We call for just tax reforms that raise revenue while protecting the poor. #TaxJusticeUG

📽️Screening Now: Maragoli community members share their experiences accessing services, employment, passports & other services. youtube.com/watch?v=RMCC... #Statelessness #DigitalisationAndHumanRights

Today we have convened 20+ Civil Society Organisations and representatives of stateless communities to strengthen collective advocacy efforts for a safe & inclusive #DigitalID system. The national ID is crucial for accessing critical services. #DigitalisationAndHumanRightsUG #statelessness

Should hospitals hold women or adolescent girls hostage when they fail to pay their maternal health bills? This case brief highlights why maternal health related detention in healthcare facilities is a human rights violation. 📌 iser-uganda.org/high-court-c... #HopefulFutures #HealthForAll

Have you signed the petition to Parliament of Uganda to enshrine social protection as a right for older persons? 🖊️Sign here: chng.it/BM9CvZBcry #APeoplesPension #SocialProtectionUG

In today’s rapidly evolving digital age, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is the foundation that enables societies to thrive. What do you know about DPI? #DigitalisationAndHumanRightsUG #SAFEDPI #Safeguards

Today, we've participated in the High level Dialogue on the National Child Disability Benefit convened by Min. of Gender, Labour & Social Development and UNICEF on the theme "Towards Inclusive Social Protection: Exploring a Child Disability Grant for Uganda" #SocialProtectionUg #APeoplesPension

Earlier today, we hosted U.S. Embassy officials at our offices to discuss our insights on Uganda’s public health spending, including our June 2024 report on the government's 2024-25 budget and our perspectives on the coming 2025-26 national budget.

Join us by signing this petition to Parliament of Uganda to enshrine social protection as a right for older persons! Sign here: chng.it/BM9CvZBcry #APeoplesPension #SocialProtectionUG

We are delighted to participate in the Business and Human Rights Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue at Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA under Enabel's Advancing Respect for Business and Human Rights in Uganda project.