SEATINI and NCHRD-U Sign MOU to Promote Human Rights

On 29th June 2022, SEATINI Uganda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U) to formalize between the two institutions towards promoting the realization of human rights which cuts across Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental rights in Uganda and the East African Community (EAC) Region.

The broader areas of partnership include; capacity building and awareness raising, policy advocacy and influencing and strategic litigation to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels.
The MOU between SEATINI and NCHRD-U will strengthen joint efforts towards building capacity of Human Rights Defenders to hold government of Uganda and corporations accountable to meet their Human Rights obligations.

While signing the MOU, SEATINI Uganda Executive Director, Ms Jane Nalunga emphasized that the MOU has formalized the already existing partnership between the two institutions towards advancing human rights.

We value the partnership we have right now with SEATINI Uganda. SEATINI is a Civil Society Organization like NCHRD-U that advocates for trade justice. As human rights defenders, we ought to work with SEATINI to promote synergies and ensure human rights protection within the trade sector. As NCHRDs, we value this partnership and we look forward continuous engagements because we believe through a collective, we can achieve more as opposed to working in silos, Mr Bob Kirenga, the Executive Director, NCHRD-U said.