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In 2016, Brenda Kugonza, Helen Kezie Nwoha, and Pamela Agwech) shared ideas about how to create a network for women defenders for better response to WHRDs at risk. We joined together by holding press conference to commemorate the 29 November 2016 (Day of women human rights defenders) at ISIS-WICCE Offices.
Inspired by the experiences and stories of women defenders who continue to stand against the discriminating social, cultural, and religious stereotypes, which expose them to a number of risks in the course of their human rights activities, several of us connected and supported the creation of the network. Thus the WHRDN-U, was founded in 2017 by over 52 women defenders (organizations individuals) directly engaged in women’s rights, oil and extractives, land rights, environmental justice, youth rights, gender based violence, disability rights, media, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights all over Uganda. Connected by their commitment and passion to human rights, many shared there long lived struggles, challenges and risk emanating from 11 sub regions of Uganda which included; Acholi, Albertine, Lango , Karamoja, Busoga, Teso, Ankole, Central Buganda, WestNile , Bugisu and Rwenzori sub regions.
The membership of the WHRDN-U has grown from 52 in 2017 to 147 members as of July 2019.
Our Vision:
A society where fundamental human rights are upheld and respected.
Our Mission:
To ensure a safe and secure work environment for women HRDs in order to increase the quality and quantity of their work through capacity building on safety and security, advocacy and networking, and providing feminist protection and emergency response services.
Why the Women Human Rights Defenders Network Uganda?
The WHRDNU believes very strongly in the statement that “There is no better Protection for Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) than the strength and support of their own Movement , ‘’ by Hina Jilani, Woman Human Rights Defender and Former UN Special Representation of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders.
As a Nation wide woman –led human rights defenders network of activists we work to protect human rights work by WHRD.
We seek to strengthen the protection for WHRDs in Uganda by promoting a feminist holistic approach, integrating a gender perspective, focusing on building supportive networks and coordination among WHRDs from diverse social movements and causes in Uganda. Solidarity and collective action from a feminist holistic Protection approach is at the heart of what we do at national, rural/regional levels in Uganda.