“Autism is not a tragedy… ignorance is.”
Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder that severely affects communication and the formation of relationships. It impairs one’s ability to communicate and interact, and is also characterized by obsessive, repetitive, and stereotyped interests or patterns of behavior. ASD is found in individuals around the world, regardless of race, culture, […]
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS’ STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
“Life Before Profits” Uganda’s investment frameworks and the proliferating human (WOMEN) rights violations We civil society organizations working on adequate living rights, trade, investment, women’s rights, and related issues, wish to register our apprehensions for the continued violation of workers’ rights in commercial investment schemes such as factories and plantations. For the past decade, Uganda […]
Social Justice In Food Is A Silver Bullet To End Malnutrition, Ill Health & Premature Deaths In Uganda
While Uganda is considered the food basket of East Africa, families are still going hungry, many children are malnourished, and diet-related NCDs are on the rise. The World Day of Social Justice celebrated every year, is an opportunity to draw everyone’s attention to social justice issues around adequate living. As we join the rest of […]
CSOs statement on Glyphosates – World Cancer day
“Life Before Profits”
CEFROHT is promoting adequate living rights for everyone and one of the sectors where such rights are critically in danger are the big investment schemes. CEFROHT has joined with other Civil Society Organizations to seek justice for women and other vulnerable persons working in palm oil plantations, sugarcane and other investment schemes.Investment, especially Foreign Direct […]
Promoting the Right to adequate food to respond to climate change.
Background The climate crisis is among the greatest human rights challenges the world is facing leading to inequalities, and threatening lives and livelihoods. Besides the direct human rights impacts of climate change itself, measures designed to mitigate or adapt to climate change can also negatively affect human rights. Therefore, it is essential to implement a […]
FISCAL POLICIES FOR DIET, IN PARTICULAR EFFECTIVE SUGAR- SWEETENED BEVERAGE (SSB) TAXATION.
BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Understanding the problem: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become a global issue with high numbers of deaths registered worldwide at 41 million. Among NCDs, the top four that together account for most global deaths include cardio vascular diseases (17.9 million), cancers (9 million), respiratory diseases (3.9 million) and diabetes (1.6 million). The World […]
EACOP CASE
CEFROHT FILES CASE AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRUDE OIL PIPELINE TO PROTECT LIVLIHOODS IN EAST AFRICA. Landmark Lawsuit in East African Court of Justice Seeks to Protect livelihood and the environment. On the 6th of November 2020, Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) together with other CSOs Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), […]
