When the matter came up for a defense hearing on January 19, the activists were NOT brought to court, leading to a new adjournment to February 12, further dragging the process while the #StopEACOP activists remain in pre-trial detention.

Environmental defenders opposing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda are being arrested, denied bail and kept on remand for months. Their “crime”? Peacefully protesting against environmental destruction. #StopEACOP @YGCUganda

Join us tomorrow, 12th February 2026, as we stand in solidarity with the #StopEACOP activists who peacefully raised their voices and now remain behind bars, while their right to a fair, impartial, and independent trial continues to be undermined.

📢Our January #Newsletter is out! What’s inside: ⚖️Communitiy stories & updates on youth activists criminalized for peacefully resisting harmful projects. 🌍 Highlights from building solidarity at #UNEA7 in Nairobi with peers across Africa 🗓️A calendar of our upcoming events

Reported news indicate the President @KagutaMuseveni has cancelled all titles in #Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve and denied approving a mini city there. Grateful to Entebbe local leaders, the community and partners for defending the forest and its benefits.

#JusticeDelayed #VoicesSilenced The #Stanbic12 were again not produced in court, delaying their defense to 12 Feb. They were protesting Stanbic Bank’s funding of EACOP, which harms communities and the environment. #StandWithTheStanbic12 #ProtectTheProtectors #ClimateJusticeNow

Another blow to justice in Uganda. The #Stanbic12 #stopEACOP activists were denied bail again despite prolonged detention under the guise of an “advanced” case. Remanded until Jan 14 as courts rush to conclude, not to free. This is systemic injustice. #FreeThe12 #Protectdefenders

Youth should not be jailed for protecting their future yet in Uganda, environmental activism is being punished with prison. We stand with the #Stanbic12, criminalized for challenging corporate power. Justice must prevail. #StopEACOP #YGCUganda

Youth should not be jailed for protecting their future yet in Uganda, environmental activism is being punished with prison. We stand with the #Stanbic12, criminalized for challenging corporate power. Justice must prevail. #StopEACOP #YGCUganda

📍🏢 Our offices are officially #open today — 5 Jan 2026! Happy New Year to our partners, allies, youth, women & communities 🎊 In 2026, YGC remains committed to collective action, grassroots leadership & climate justice. #HappyNewYear2026

On #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities & during #21DaysOfActivism, we remember: inclusion is a right not charity. Women & girls with disabilities face higher rates of #GBV & exclusion. Let’s support, uplift &ensure the rights & inclusion of #WWD. Let no one be left behind.

Enough is enough!! Yesterday, 8 #stopEACOP activists appeared in court , imprisoned since 1 Aug for peacefully petitioning #Stanbic Bank. Court has repeatedly refused their bail. 4 were even forced to plead just to regain their liberty.

Update: Kasinyi community members met to confront worsening floods harming farms and homes. With rising public awareness, local resistance to #EACOP #Tilenga oil field is growing, strengthening solidarity to defend our land, rights, and future. Organized by @Eacophostcmty

Today, court has granted a cash bail of 1M each to the 7 activists who were arrested on the 21/10/2025 for peacefully protesting against the on going destruction of the #Lwera Wetland. Activists continue to face heavy financial burdens aimed at stopping their Activism work. #FreeTheActivists

#YouthForGreenCommunities is joining a critical side session at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, focusing on Solidarity, #Equality, #Sustainability and #Climate Justice. Honored to have them carry our voice into key conversations on the protection of Environmental Defenders across Africa.

We joined more than 200 organizations to demand that the UNFCCC reverse the impacts of their request to increase security forces around #COP30 which is replicating the form of state violence Indigenous Peoples & human rights defenders face across their territories. climaterights.org/wp-content/u...

At #COP30, our team leader #BrightonAryampa represented grassroots communities and frontline defenders. He carried the voices of women, youth & activists harmed by oil activities. 📌He emphasized that there can be no just transition while communities continue to suffer. #StopEACOP

🔔📢Our October Newsletter is out!! See how @YGCUganda is empowering youth and women in environmental stewardship, climate action, and advocacy while providing legal support, standing with climate activists and driving a sustainable change. Read more: ygcug.org/download/ygc...)

#Forests are disappearing, biodiversity is at risk, and climate goals are under threat. #COP30 must push for strong measures to end deforestation, protect ecosystems and forge #partnerships for lasting forest conservation. #EndDeforestation #ClimateJustice

Last year, #COP29 focused on scaling up climate finance and accelerating real climate action. Yet false solutions like carbon markets & carbon capture continue to delay progress. COP30 must reject these distractions and commit to genuine measures that cut emissions and build resilient communities.

#YGC, in partnership with @IGENEastAfrica, submitted proposals for government negotiators to consider during COP30 discussions. These proposals focused on advancing #renewable energy, promoting agro-ecology, restoring ecosystems & ensuring climate finance reaches communities. #Cop30 #ClimateAction

#Ogonize is more than a campaign; it's a fight for what is right. We want to ensure that communities impacted by environmental disasters are heard, that their land is restored, and that future generations inherit a healthy planet. #Ogonize #Yasunize #OgonizeAndYasunize #OgonizeNotAgonize

Last week, @YGCUganda, in partnership with #Nkobazambogo engaged university #students in a community clean-up at Ndejje Town Council taking action for cleaner, healthier and more sustainable communities while contributing to #SDGs 3, 12 & 13. Let’s keep our environment clean!

Over 30 #CSO & 60 #ClimateActivists petitioned to key govt bodies over the allocation of 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve to Tian Tang Group for construction. 📄The petition demands its immediate cancellation & full restoration of the forest read more: ygcug.org/download/pet...

Together with @earipsinstitute we hosted and coordinated a 2-day workshop today on Developing Uganda’s Engagement Framework for Women with Disabilities in Climate Policy & Negotiations under the #STREVOW Project supported by @CEMIRIDE_KE & @icca funded by @AfDB_Group.

BREAKING: Case Dismissed! The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence. This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment. #ClimateJustice

Last week, YGC joined the African Business & Human Rights Forum to raise urgent concerns about the safety of environmental defenders in African Business. We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025

🚨 Update on jailed 12 #StopEACOP Activists. Prosecution closed its case today after presenting CCTV footage. Defense's bail request was denied again. Court to rule on No Case to Answer on Nov 6. Activists remain on remand. This is deeply concerning. #FreeThe12 @naturaljustice

Last week, YGC joined the African Business & Human Rights Forum to raise urgent concerns about the safety of environmental defenders in African Business. We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025

#Uganda’s Independence is not complete 🌍 until our rivers run free, 🕊️ and our communities rise with #power and #purpose. 💚 This is our fight for freedom not just from chains, but from #climate injustice. We are the #green defenders. We are the future. #HappyIndependenceDayUganda.

BREAKING: Case Dismissed! The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence. This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment. #ClimateJustice

Justice for the environmental defenders❗ The trial of the 12 Ugandan activists accused of causing a public nuisance during a peaceful anti-EACOP protest has resumed. They were arrested in August, and the case has been adjourned for another two weeks. Read more: www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...

Together with @earipsinstitute we hosted and coordinated a 2-day workshop today on Developing Uganda’s Engagement Framework for Women with Disabilities in Climate Policy & Negotiations under the #STREVOW Project supported by @CEMIRIDE_KE & @icca funded by @AfDB_Group.

📢 @YGCUganda August Newsletter is out! See how @YGCUganda is supporting arrested climate activists with legal representation, standing with Oilwatch Africa to resist fossil fuel expansion & using social media platforms to amplify change. Read more [ ygcug.org/download/ygc...

#YouthforGreenCommunities joined a strategic meetings with #climateactivists and #OilWatchAfrica AGM to advance climate justice, oppose oil exploitation, and call for reparations for African nations facing climate impacts . From exploitation to reparations. Africa is owed climate Justice.

#YouthforGreenCommunities joined a strategic meetings with #climateactivists and #OilWatchAfrica AGM to advance climate justice, oppose oil exploitation, and call for reparations for African nations facing climate impacts . From exploitation to reparations. Africa is owed climate Justice.

📢The #KCB11 #StopEACOP activists showed up in court, but the state was a no-show. Lawyers couldn't proceed, and the case was pushed to October 14th. This isn’t justice — it’s judicial persecution, not prosecution. #ClimateJustice #DropTheCharges #stanbicuganda #kcbbankUganda #JudiciaryUganda

During #KickTotalOutOfAfricaWeek, #YouthforGreenCommunities stood with oil-affected communities demanding justice at the Oil-Affected People’s #Tribunal. Together, we fight for a clean, just future free from #Reprisals, #oil pollution, #exploitation & #injustice . #YouthforGreenCommunities

📍Kampala, Uganda Peaceful protesters stand strong at TotalEnergies HQ during #KickTotalOutofAfrica Communities are resisting environmental destruction, land grabs & injustice — while youth activists face intimidation & criminalization for defending their future. #StopEACOP

The law protects polluters and punishes protectors. That’s not justice. That’s colonialism in a new form. #StopEACOP #ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”

They were jailed for choosing peace over profit. We choose to stand with them. #StopEACOP #ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”

The law protects polluters and punishes protectors. That’s not justice. That’s colonialism in a new form. #StopEACOP #ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”

⚖️Uganda court fails to hear bail application for #StopEACOP youth activists arrested after peacefully protesting #StanbicUganda's support for the toxic EACOP pipeline. 📌Criminalizing climate action won’t silence the truth. #FreeTheActivists #StopEACOP #KickTotalOutofAfrica

⁉️Black gold or a threat to tourism? Research by @AfiegoUg shows that tourism stakeholders consider oil activities in Uganda & their associated impacts as huge threats. Tourism stakeholders urge @GovUganda to stop oil drilling in protected areas. Read: www.afiego.org/wp-content/u...

This month, #YGC mobilized & supported university youth in Uganda to oppose MoUs with oil companies over the #EACOP project. They call for academic independence, environmental justice & a stop to partnerships that legitimize fossil fuel expansion. #climatejustice #StopEacop

Youth-led community legal empowerment is key to #ClimateJustice! From legal literacy workshops to grassroots advocacy, we’re equipping oil communities to know their rights and fight for a just, sustainable future. ✊🏽⚖️ #YouthForClimateJustice #LegalEmpowerment #ClimateAction

📢 The 11 environmental defenders in Uganda have been granted a cash bail after nearly 3 months in prison The students were unlawfully detained for opposing KCB Bank's support for the destructive #EACOP project Congratulations to our colleagues @ygcug.bsky.social who never gave up on them 👏

✍ YGC's must-read June 2025 newsletter is here! 🎷See how we’re standing with arrested climate activists, engaging the UN mechanisms to protect defenders & empowering youth to resist harmful fossil projects. 📢 Plus, our upcoming events. 👉 Read more(ygcug.org/download/ygc...)

79 days in prison The hearing of the 11 Ugandan environmental defenders has been adjourned again. By the time of their next chance for freedom, they will have spent 79 days in jail for peacefully protesting against TotalEnergies' EACOP project. The criminalisation of climate defenders must stop!

Uganda: Persecution of oil-impacted communities #KCB11 for delivering a petition protesting @kcbbankug funding a fossil fuel monstrosity project - @EACOP #ReleaseTheKCB11 immediately @StopEACOP @ygcug.bsky.social