DHRLab Blog

April 26, 2023

Afro feminist Terms and conditions: Do they exist?

The terms and conditions, sometimes referred to as terms of service," are rules and regulations governing the contractual relationship between a service provider and a user of a service. Digital economy platforms have terms of service that workers must accept in order to begin w…

March 10, 2023

"Be Awesome": A Youth-Led Mental Health Program for Ugandan Schools

Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being, yet many young people in Uganda face significant challenges when it comes to th…

March 6, 2023

#CyberCamp2023: Building on Encrypt Uganda’s Continued Commitment towards Promoting Children’s Safety Online in Uganda

In today's digital age, children are spending more time online, which has resulted in an increase in cyber threats such as online sexual ha…

Jan. 27, 2023

Understanding the Growing Threat of Disinformation on Digital Platforms

Are you aware of the issue of disinformation in Uganda that is on the rise? With the growing use of social media, it has become easier for …

Jan. 25, 2023

Envisioning a more robust Digital Creative Industry in Uganda

The digital creative industry in Uganda, like in several other African countries, remains a greatly untapped sector, not only in regard to …

Jan. 24, 2023

Should digital sovereignty be a topic of concern to digital human rights defenders?

During the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) last year, digital sovereignty turned out to be the subject of some of the most heated deba…

Jan. 23, 2023

Navigating the Digital Landscape and Its Impact on Learning for Generation Z

In today's digital age, technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, and this is especially true for the younger generation, …

Jan. 16, 2023

A win for digital freedoms: Highlights of the Andrew Karamagi and Robert Shaka v. AG Petition:

On January 10, 2023, the Ugandan Constitutional Court issued a decision on Section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act, 2011, as amended, declari…

Jan. 13, 2023

Freedom of Expression threatened by Oppression - Uganda's Computer Misuse Act

Protecting the citizenry or silencing dissent? The Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, now law in Uganda, is a potential threat to online free…

Sept. 30, 2022

Misuse, Abuse, and Re-Use: The Effects of the Computer Misuse Act Amendments on LGBTQ Persons in Uganda

This amended law is worrying because, in between the lines, it assumes that all speech on social media platforms is somehow meant to be fla…

Sept. 30, 2022

The Drone Industry in Uganda: A multifaceted Pandora's Box

Not a day goes by without another spectacular story about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. However, the increased use…

Sept. 5, 2022

Balancing Human Rights Activism and Self-Care in the Digital Era

Human rights activists are exposed to mental health and psychological well-being challenges, fear, and grief, all of which can lead to long…

Sept. 2, 2022

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village tomorrow

Digital inclusion is giving people and groups the tools they need to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) in a way that he…

Sept. 1, 2022

Expanding the scope of support against Gender-Based Violence through Technology

30% of women and girls worldwide have been assaulted by male strangers or intimate partners. Acts of violence occur in homes, streets, publ…

Aug. 31, 2022

Resource Mobilization in the Digital Age: Highlights from the Defenders Meet.

This month, we hosted another defender's networking, linking, and learning event under the theme: Unplugged but till Connected bringing tog…

Aug. 22, 2022

Women Politicians' Online Safety in the Face of Trolls

As a result of their work, there has been an alarming increase in online violence directed at politicians, both men, and women.

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Aug. 9, 2022

Women Human Rights Defenders and their protection

Women, in general, face gendered threats that men do not face to the same extent. When a woman defends human rights, she is vulnerable to a…

Aug. 3, 2022

Why Uganda should leverage the GES4CESA tool to advance a gender-sensitive education system

Despite the government's recent efforts to advance girls' rights to education in Uganda, female literacy and school attendance remain low, …

Aug. 3, 2022

Fact Checking as an Advocacy Tool For Journalists

The Debunk Show team is establishing Uganda's first fact-checking organization. So much to look forward to, experience, and learn. During t…

March 31, 2022

Fashioning the Way Against Violence: An Affordable Bracelet that Reports Violence Cases in Real time

What has happened since the SafeBangle Technologies team participated in the innovation program? How progressed the development of the brac…

March 22, 2022

Digital vulnerability, a blow to my mental health and human rights work

Human rights defenders, journalists and activists are at increased risk of becoming victims of cyberattacks. Human rights defender Charles …

March 21, 2022

Feminism and the bias in tech: Spotlight on online violence

Keynote Speech by Christine Butegwa at the post-international Women’s Day Roundtable Discussion organized by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGN…

March 16, 2022

Improving Uganda’s mental health challenges through digital transformative solutions

What are the potentials and risks of digital mental health solutions? Don Zane Muwanguzi on the holistic approach Awesome Mind Speaks take…

Feb. 23, 2022

Taking matters in their hands! How Uganda’s young people are determined to give Youth Mental Health a face!

How Uganda’s young people are determined to give Youth Mental Health a face! The demand for mental health information and services among yo…

Feb. 21, 2022

Embracing ICT as a Tool for Economic Prosperity – Where does Uganda stand?

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about mass adoption of ICT tools and platforms across various sectors of society; from education, health, com…

Jan. 31, 2022

Wekuume App — Making Digital Security a Household Term

Digital security in layman terms is protecting your technological operations, be it in regards to access to smart devices, data, messages, …

Dec. 2, 2021

Let’s Continue Fighting For Human Rights in Uganda

After three years of successfully implementing and growing the digital human rights lab (DHRLab) community in Uganda, over sixty DHRLab hum…

Nov. 29, 2021

DHRLab & StartHub Africa Jubilate 3 Years of Success in Next Chapter Event

Last week on Friday 12 November 2021, DHRL and StartHub Africa held the Next Chapter of DHRLab event with support from GIZ in celebration …

Nov. 22, 2021

Coming out among the LGBT community in Uganda

"Coming out is a very brave thing to do, and it’s extremely personal and different for everyone. Your emotions when coming out may range fr…

Nov. 8, 2021

Enhancing Digital Literacy Skills

For more than a decade, we have kept on hearing the song of “Human Rights” being sung by most individuals, in the media, on the streets, yo…

Nov. 1, 2021

Equipping HRDs with Legal and Digital Fortitude

I recently bought medicine from a pharmacy in Nansana and received it in an envelope made from somebody’s bank details. If you live in Ugan…

Oct. 25, 2021

Succession Law as it is Developing in Uganda

Specific sections of the Ugandan Succession Law were amended. To assess and understand the renewed Succession Bill 2021 pertaining to women…

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Oct. 15, 2021

Discussing Network Disruptions at FIFAfrica 2021

Have you been wondering whether internet shutdowns have an impact on gender? Who is responsible for the shutdowns? What are the reasons cit…

Oct. 14, 2021

The Rural-Urban Digital Divide

How can we support digital transformation? Bridging the rural-urban digital divide has enormous potential to boost sustainable growth in ru…

Sept. 9, 2021

Trauma caused by COVID-19: taking it one day at a time

COVID-19 continues to paralyze the world. Uganda has so far experienced two waves of severe COVID-19 outbreaks, which have affected not jus…

Aug. 10, 2021

Community Organizing & Mobilization in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Community organizing in recent times has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because the disease spreads through the ga…

Aug. 5, 2021

I wore the cloak of Dracula

In the second chapter of a three-part series, Lindsey Kukunda describes phases on her way to mental health.

July 23, 2021

Hug that Little Girl

"I felt the way I did the day I donned my first pair of glasses." First chapter of a blogpost series by Lindsey Kukunda on her way to menta…

July 14, 2021

#ItsAboutAllOfUs: ICTs for enhanced education

In order to ensure learning beyond the immediate, physical environment, Uganda needs to incorporate ICTs in education and adopt digital lea…

July 6, 2021

HRDs stay mute during COVID19

What stands in our way? Are we procrastinating? The civil society is in shock of the lockdown, the human rights situation and the practices…

July 1, 2021

Access to Information is a Fundamental Right

Have you ever imagined waking up to a world without Televisions, no radio stations relaying news and information and no newspapers on the s…

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June 16, 2021

The sexual-assault crisis in Uganda: how cases are handled

It’s devastating that 1 in every 5 women has been a victim of sexual assault. It is sad knowing that we live in a society that perpetuates …

June 8, 2021

Meet the Innovation Program Winning Teams #2

Four teams have been selected as winners of the second round of the Innovation Programme after successfully pitching their ideas that aim t…

June 2, 2021

ICT's opening the door to possibilities for PWDs

ICT has the potential for making significant improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities (PWDs) by allowing them to live indepen…

April 6, 2021

Inclusion of PWDs - a responsibility for all

How can we actively enhance participation and engagement of PWDs in everyday life and go beyond policies and regulations to being heard, se…

March 26, 2021

Podcast #6 Data and Privacy Protection in Uganda

In 2019, Uganda passed the Data Protection and Privacy Act. In this podcast, Charity Mugasha nad Phillip Ayazika talk to Silver Kayondo, la…

March 24, 2021

Innovation Program - Our Winners

After successfully pitching their digital ideas, four teams selected for the Innovation Programme will now be part of a six-month mentorshi…

March 24, 2021

Help Exists for Mental Health

To be mentally ill and not know there is help is maybe the worst thing to experience. Mental health isn't something we can afford to ignore…

March 11, 2021

Creating a safer internet for the children

Is the Internet safe for children? Children face negative experiences in the digital world, yet the internet is an integral part of our liv…

March 2, 2021

Internet Shutdown and Freedom of Expression

Among all the benefits that have come with using the internet, it has accelerated the enjoyment of the freedom of expression and right to a…

Feb. 19, 2021

ICT4Advocacy CoP meets to strategize for 2021

Representatives from different organizations met for a networking event on the weekend of Saturday 6th, February 2021 in Soroti City. The a…

Feb. 15, 2021

Innovation program teams joining the Design Sprint

The Innovation Programme, an initiative of the Digital Human Rights Lab and StarHub Africa seeks to create digital solutions that human rig…

Feb. 11, 2021

VPN use and the controversies surrounding it

VPNs enable users to have online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection. Especially during t…

Feb. 2, 2021

Are you familiar with the protection of your personal data?

On January 28th we celebrated Data Privacy Day - the day when the world comes together to promote awareness about privacy, data protection …

Jan. 14, 2021

Is Your organisation ready for the next “pandemic”?

Check out the DHRLab resources to build your Digital Resilience.

Nov. 12, 2020

Digital Human Rights Lab Projects

At the Digital Human Rights Lab total of five Communities of Practice have been established. We are proud to present eight projects subsume…

Oct. 22, 2020

Remote Work: Do Organisations need a Long Term Plan

Remote working is a working style that allows one to work from anywhere away from the traditional workspace. It has helped millions of busi…

Oct. 12, 2020

Holding the government accountable in times of crisis

While engaging in practices to curb the spread of the virus, is the government being held accountable for the changes they are making durin…

Sept. 30, 2020

Art, Pride and a Pandemic: Celebrating Unity in Uganda

Today, when you walk into the offices at Ice Breakers Uganda on Salaama Road, you are greeted by a large mural, painted by Fatuma Hassan (@…

Sept. 2, 2020

Mechanisms for collective and cross-sector support

In repressive contexts, mechanisms for collective and cross-sector support, like alliances and collaboration can strengthen the local human…

Aug. 18, 2020

GenderBased Violence & COVID: is ICT the way to go? | DHRLab

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is any act that results or may result in physical, sexual, or psychosocial harm or suffering to women. It is d…

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Aug. 5, 2020

BLM: Perspectives from the DHRLab-Community

The death of George Floyd in May 2020 has unleashed a wave of indignation: People around the world keep on following the Black Lives Matter…

July 22, 2020

12 points to consider before sharing content online

Smart citizens have a responsibility to stop the spread of fake news. This calls for the need to inform themselves with the facts and be su…

July 21, 2020

Navigating life during floods in the pandemic

Charity Mugasha describes how the butcher Nuwasasira Sylvia manages her life despite adverse circumstances and lists how this courageous wo…

June 3, 2020

Challenges in Online Data Collection with PWDs

Some of the challenges that may be encountered/faced during online data collection techniques in a research study with Persons with disabil…

May 18, 2020

Basic Research methods in HR work

The global COVID-19 pandemic determines the headlines of current reporting and news. This is also the case for this website and our work at…

May 11, 2020

LGBTIQ rights in COVID-19 Lockdown

Which effects the lockdown has for LGBTIQ and sex workers?

May 4, 2020

Current ICT approaches to enhance Access to Justice

To enhance Access to Justice in Uganda, the use of ICT has been adopted by the government. But even before the formal adoption of ICT in Co…

April 22, 2020

Tracking Human Rights Violations during COVID19

The Covid19 pandemic has affected Uganda in as much as it has affected many parts of the world. Specifically, in Africa, governments are ta…

March 10, 2020

The Consequences of the OTT on Digital Divide

In recent years, East African countries such as Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, introduced social media taxes with devastating effects on digi…

March 3, 2020

Why Some Organizational Partnerships Don’t Work

Increasingly, words like “collaboration”, “partnerships” and “creating synergies” are words you might hear often. But many organizational h…

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