Advocacy
Advocating for free expression and other basic human rights will remain a cornerstone of CCIME’s mission. The Ugandan government continue take drastic steps to crack down on the rights of free expression in the lead up to and fall-out from the National Elections, and CCIME will continue to highlight these human rights abuses for its audience and the international community. Freedom of Expression is a fundamental human right. However, violations of Freedom of Expression rights continue to be a major challenge to participatory and accountable governance in Uganda. In Uganda, critical media and dissenting voices are not tolerated and are often abused. In order to help improve the situation, the CCIME and its partners will work toward ensuring the following:
- Noticeable improvement in respecting and protecting the right to freedom of expression by state and non-state actors in Uganda
- The public’s right to access information is guaranteed by regional and national laws and respected in practice
Our efforts towards the attainment of the above objectives will be focusing on the following areas of work:
- Law and policy reform advocacy relating to digital migration; Internet freedom; and de-criminalization of defamation laws
- Freedom of Expression Rights Monitoring, Campaigns and Protection
- Access to information advocacy
- Safety of journalists’ advocacy
- Access to Justice and anti-impunity campaigns