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January
February
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Baseline Survey for Kalangala District, 1st – 7th February 2009.
- Capacity Building Workshop for Human Rights Monitors, Amuru District, 2nd – 3rd February 2009.
- Regional Strategic Meeting on Death Penalty, Kampala, 13th February 2009.
- Press Conference on the extension of 48hours for Pre-trial detention to 90 days, Kampala, 17th February 2009
- Capacity Building Workshop for Gulu Youth for Action, Gulu District, 18th – 19th February 2009.
- 1st Mandamus Petition vs Attorney General on enforcement of awards from Uganda Human Rights Commission; High Court, Kampala, 24th February 2009.
March
- Launched the Human Rights Club in Kyambogo University; 13th March 2009.
- Building capacity of Community Based Human Rights Associations to monitor and report human rights violations: Consultative Meeting for CBOs, Lira District; 18th – 19th March 2009
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Baseline Survey for Sembabule District, 22nd – 28th March 2009.
April
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Baseline Survey for Kiboga District, 19th – 25th April 2009.
- Human Rights talk on “Threats to Democracy Promotion in Developing Countries”, by Mr. Carl Gershman, the President of National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Kampala, 21st April 2009.
- Building capacity of Community Based Human Rights Associations to monitor and report human rights violations: Consultative Meeting for CBOs, Kasese District; 21st -22nd April 2009.
May
- Institutional Strengthening for Youth Revival Association, 5th – 8th May 2009, Kampala District.
- FHRI representation to the 45th African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights Session, Banjul, The Gambia, 9th – 17th May 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Baseline Survey for Lira District, 17th – 23rd May 2009
- Institutional Strengthening for Kasubi Community Development Association ,19th – 22nd May 2009, Kampala District
June
- District Launch of the Paralegal Advisory Services Programme in the West Nile Region: Arua District – 5th June 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Baseline Survey for Kasese District, 7th – 13th June 2009.
- District Launch of the Paralegal Advisory Services Programme in the Western Region: Fort Portal District – 8th June 2009, Bushenyi District – 10th June 2009, and Mbarara District – 12th June 2009
- District Launch of the Paralegal Advisory Services Programme in the Eastern Region: Jinja District – 17th June 2009, and Mbale District – 19th June 2009.
- District Launch of the Paralegal Advisory Services Programme in the Northern Region: Gulu District – 22nd June 2009, Kitgum District – 24th June 2009, and Lira District – 26th June 2009.
- 2nd Mandamus Petition vs Attorney General on enforcement of awards from Uganda Human Rights Commission; 29th June 2009 High Court, Kampala.
July
- Release of the 2008 FHRI Annual Report
- In-house Human Rights Course for FHRI Staff, 3rd July and 10th July 2009.
- Capacity Building Workshop for Human Rights Target 14th -17th July 2009, Luwero District.
August
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Kiboga District, 2nd - 6th August 2009.
- The FHRI 13th Annual General Meeting; 15th August 2009, Kampala.
- Launched the Citizen’s Coalition on Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) 19th August 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Lira District, 31st August – 4th September 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Kasese District, 31st August – 4th September 2009.
September
- Release of the 1st Thematic Human Rights report on Juvenile Justice 16th September 2009.
- Release of the 2008 Annual Country Human Rights Report 16th September 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Busia District, 19th – 25th September 2009.
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Kalangala District, 19th – 25th September 2009.
- Release of the Human Rights Defender Magazine
- Capacity Building Workshop for Bukoggolwa Orphans and Widows Association, Kampala District.
October
- The Annual Human Rights Summer Course for Human Rights Defenders, 4th – 9th October 2009, Kampala
- Promoting Sustainable Access to Justice for Vulnerable Women and Children in Uganda: Paralegal Training & Legal Aid Camps for Sembabule District, 11th - 16th October 2009.
- ICC Media Sensitization Workshop for the East African International Criminal Justice Initiative. 13th – 15th October 2009
- Human Rights Session for Gulu University, 21st October 2009
- Human Rights Session for Mbarara University for Science and Technology, 23rd October 2009
- Human Rights Session for Kyambogo University, 24th October 2009.
- Capacity Building Workshop for Bukoggolwa Orphans and Widows Association, Kampala District. 26th – 30th October 2009
November
- FHRI representation to the 46th African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights Session.
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Inter-University Human Rights Competition, 6th November 2009.
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Release of the Human Rights Defender Magazine
December
- Release of the 2nd Thematic Human Rights report on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 16th December 2009.
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