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2017 ANNUAL REPORT

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A publication of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF)

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) Plot 390, Professor Apolo Nsibambi Road, 20 meters off Balintuma Road, Namirembe, Kampala E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hrapf.com Tel: +256-414-530683 Toll Free: 0800 130 683

ABOUT HRAPF

Background Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum is a voluntary, not for profit, and non-partisan, non-governmental organisation. HRAPF works for the promotion, realisation, protection and enforcement of human rights through human rights awareness, research, advocacy and legal aid service provision, with a particular focus on minorities and disadvantaged groups. It was established in 2008 with a vision of improving the observance of human rights of marginalised persons in Uganda.

Legal Status HRAPF is incorporated under the laws of Uganda as a company limited by guarantee, and registered as a Non Governmental Organisation.

Vision A society where the human rights of all persons including marginalised persons and Most at Risk Populations are valued, respected and protected.

Mission To promote respect and protection of human rights of marginalised persons and Most at Risk Populations through enhanced access to justice, research and advocacy, legal and human rights awareness, capacity enhancement and strategic partnerships. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 5

HRAPF’s Objectives 1. To create awareness on the national, regional and international human rights regime. 2. To promote access to justice for marginalised persons and Most at Risk Populations groups 3. To undertake research and legal advocacy for the rights of marginalised persons and Most at Risk Populations groups. 4. To network and collaborate with key strategic partners, government, communities and individuals at national, regional and international level. 5. To enhance the capacity of marginalised groups, Most at Risk Populations and key stakeholders to participate effectively in the promotion and respect of the rights of marginalised persons. 6. To maintain a strong and vibrant human rights organisation.

Our target constituencies 1. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons 2. Intersex Persons 3. Sex Workers 4. Women, girls and service providers in conflict with abortion laws 5. People who use drugs 6. People Living with HIV and TB (PLHIV/TB) 7. Poor women, children and the elderly with land justice issues

HRAPF Values • Equality, Justice and Non-Discrimination • Transparency, Integrity and Accountability • Learning and Reflection • Quality and Excellence • Teamwork and Oneness • Passion and Drive • Networking and Collaboration Slogan Taking Human Rights to all 6 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT HRAPF 4

ACRONYMS 7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, 10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12

OVERVIEW OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH AN IMPACT ON HRAPF’S WORK IN 15 2017

KEY PROGRAMME ACTIONS IN 2017 17

THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAMME 18

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND 37 NETWORKING PROGRAMME

ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 44 CAPACITY BUILDING

FINANCIAL POSITION OF HRAPF IN 2017 55 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 7

ACRONYMS

ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights AGM Annual General Meeting AJWS American Jewish World Service ATRI Action for Transgender Rights Initiative AWAC Alliance of Women to Advocate for Change CCEDU Citizens Coalition on Electoral Democracy Uganda CEHURD Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development CHAU Community Health Alliance Uganda COPTEC Come Out Post Test Club CSMMUA Coalition to Stop Maternal Mortality due to Unsafe Abortions CSO Civil Society Organisation EOC Equal Opportunities Commission EAHRN Eastern Africa Harm Reduction Network FARUG Freedom and Roam Uganda FGHR Fund for Global Human Rights FHRI Foundation for Human Rights Initiative GIZ The German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation GLISS Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies HURINET Human Rights Network Uganda ICNL International Centre for Not-for-profit Law IDAHOBIT International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia ISER Initiative for Socio-Economic Rights KANCO Kenya AIDS NGO Consortium LASPNET Legal Aid Service Providers Network LSN Legal Support Network

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ACRONYMS Continued

NED National Endowment for Democracy NGO Non-Governmental Organisation PILAC Public Interest Law Clinic RLP Refugee Law Project SIPD Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development SMUG Sexual Minorities Uganda SOGIE Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression THETA Traditional Healers and Modern Practitioners Together Against AIDS UCAA-UG United Coalition of Affirming Africans – Uganda UGANET Uganda Network on Law Ethics and HIV/AIDS UHRC Uganda Human Rights Commission UHRN Uganda Harm Reduction Network UHSPA Uganda Health and Science Press Association ULA Uganda Land Alliance UN United Nations UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNNGOF Uganda National NGO Forum UPR Universal Periodic Review UWOPA Uganda Women Parliamentarian’s Association WONETHA Women’s Organisation Network for Human Rights Advocacy 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 9

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

HRAPF would not have been able to celebrate nine years of existence and the achievements of 2017, had it not been for the unwavering support of various organisations, communities and individuals. We are grateful to be rooted and supported within various networks and for the collaborative efforts of a number of government agencies. HRAPF as an organisation is powerless to effect change if it is not part of a greater network and movement of service provision, governance and activism within Uganda. Our partner organisations who engage in work that is similar to ours are a source of great strength and support. We appreciate the camaraderie and the generous exchange of knowledge and experience. We are grateful to our donors for making our work possible through their financial support. In particular we wish to thank the following agencies and funds: American Jewish World Service (AJWS); Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit - The German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ); Freedom House; Ipas; National Endowment for Democracy (NED); Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA); The East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative (UHAI-EASHRI); the Fund for Global Human Rights (FGHR);ViiV Healthcare; The International HIV/AIDS Alliance (IHAA); Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU);and Women’s Network for Human Rights Advocacy (WONETHA). Finally, we are most grateful to the individuals and organisations who sought our services and trusted us to handle their cases over the course of the year. Thank you for working with us in working for justice and equality for all.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

am glad to present to you HRAPF’s Annual Report 2017. This is the ninth I report of the organisation and it marks the end of the implementation of HRAPF’s 2013- 2017 Strategic Plan. An external evaluation was done at the end of the year, and it found that HRAPF had largely achieved, and in many instances overshot its targets in the last five years and in the process created significant impact for its beneficiaries. We are grateful to our staff, Board of Directors, members and partners for the support that enabled us to get to this stage. The new Strategic Plan 2018-2022 is already finalised to guide HRAPF’s interventions and approach in the next year and the four years following. It focuses on deepening our impact, and it is sure to mark the start of a new era in the life and work of HRAPF. 2017 was a transitional year for the Board of Directors. Six of the seven Board members who have served us for the past eight years retired in line with the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. We are so grateful for this team which guided the organisation through its initial and formative years. The team was headed by Ms. Sheila Muwanga, as Chairperson; with Mr. Biryomumaisho B. Kafuruka as Vice Chairperson; Mr. Stuart Kamya as General Secretary; Mr. Walter Richard Aliker as Treasurer; and Ms. Patricia Atim and Ms. Nuruh Nakiwala as members. This team, I later joined replacing Mr. Biryomumaisho B. Kafuruka who had retired. We thank them for the dedication, commitment and support to HRAPF’s vision and mission. Ms. Sheila Muwanga was unanimously elected as Trustee of HRAPF at the organisation’s last Annual General Meeting. In August, HRAPF got a new Board of Directors, with myself as Chairperson; Ms. Tabitha Netuwa as Vice Chairperson; Mr. Alex Ssekatawa as General Secretary; Ms. Rose Kamuli as Treasurer; and Ms. Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera; Mr. Daniel Mugoya and Ms. Christine Nakamatte as members. The new team is vibrant and ready to serve HRAPF, and to continue the tradition of excellence that exists at this organisation. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 11

A major achievement for the year 2017 was the purchase of land in a prime area in Kkomamboga. This purchase is an innovative step toward self-sustenance. We intend to use this land to generate income locally to fund some of our work. Another major achievement for the year is that of the Executive Director, Adrian Jjuuko, being one of the five finalists for the EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2017. I am grateful that the tireless work of the organisation is recognised even at an international level. A special word of thanks goes out to our members, trustees, staff and funding partners. We are also indebted to our supportive partner organisations who enable HRAPF to reach beyond its capacity and to gradually achieve greater equality and the recognition of the rights of all in Uganda. Edward Ssemambo Chairperson, Board of Directors

The new Strategic Plan 2018-2022 is already finalised to guide HRAPF’s interventions and approach in the next year and the four years following. 12 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCING ‘THE NEW HRAPF’

he term ‘The New HRAPF’ coined by HRAPF staff to describe the changes T that were introduced in anticipation of the new Strategic Plan 2018-2022. After making ten years in 2018, HRAPF needed to shed its old skin and take on a new approach. This is the new HRAPF. 2017 was a transitional year for HRAPF. We had to be ready, in order for our tenth year (2018) and our new Strategic Plan to find us prepared to engage the future. In this summary, I am happy to introduce to you ‘The New HRAPF’. The HRAPF Annual Report 2017 is here. As usual, it captures the organisation’s activities, programmes and accomplishments for 2017, as well as the financial position of the organisation at the end of the year. The changes started at the highest organ of the organisation: the General Assembly. HRAPF brought on board five new members during 2017. This brings the total number of members to 54. We are excited to have them as part of ‘The New HRAPF’. At the Trustees level, Ms. Sheila Muwanga was also elected as a Trustee of HRAPF. This brings the number of Trustees to five. At the board level, the Board of Directors changed with six of our board members retiring after serving for two three year terms. We want to thank Ms. Sheila Muwanga, Chairperson; Mr. Biryomumaisho B. Kafuruka, Vice Chairperson; Mr. Stuart Kamya, General Secretary; Mr. Walter Richard Aliker, Treasurer; and Ms. Patricia Atim and Ms. Nuruh Nakiwala, members. They served HRAPF with commitment and dedication and shaped the organisation’s culture of professionalism. The new Board of Directors- HRAPF’s third - took office. The chairperson is Mr. Edward Ssemambo; the Vice Chairperson is Ms. Tabitha Netuwa; the General Secretary is Mr. Alex Ssekatawa; the Treasurer is Ms. Rose Kamuli; and the members are: Ms. Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera; Mr. Daniel Mugoya and Ms. Christine Nakamatte. We are happy to note that the Board and membership specifically amended the guidelines for the board to have a position for the communities that we serve. Ms. Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera represents the communities that we serve on the board and we are excited to bring the communities that we serve to the highest organs of the organisation in this way. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 13

We are happy to note that the Board and membership specifically amended the guidelines for the board to have a position for the communities that we serve.

At the secretariat level, HRAPF had a major staff restructuring in anticipation of the adoption of our new Strategic Plan. The restructuring involved creating overarching divisions, which brought work under division heads. Our field office in Masaka was closed, and a new way of reaching clients beyond Kampala with fewer resources through regional legal aid centres was introduced. Our legal aid centres are hosted by Blessed Rwenzori Uganda (BRU) in Kasese for the Western Region; Hope Mbale in Mbale for the Eastern Region; and Health and Rights Initiative (HRI) in Lira, for the Northern Region. We thank our three partners for agreeing to host the regional legal aid centres. We are now a smaller, leaner and more effective team: ready to face the next ten years. The new Strategic Plan, which is intended to guide HRAPF’s work from 2018 up to 2022. The organisation continued to run and thrive. The General Assembly held its 8thAnnual General Meeting on Saturday 12thAugust 2018. It approved the audited accounts, the 2016 Annual Report and elected a new Board of Directors. The Board also reported to the membership on the activities of the organisation. The Trustees had one Trustee meeting in which they inter alia resolved that the organisation purchases land as a way of generating income. The Board of Directors sat five times during the year. Programe continued to be implemented under the programmatic areas laid down in the Strategic Plan 2013-2017: The Access to Justice programme; the Legislative Advocacy and Networking Programme; and the Organisational Development and Capacity Building Programme. A total of 22 projects were implemented during the year under these three programme areas. The Access to Justice Programme: 772 cases were handled by the organisation over the course of the year. Through these cases 2038 beneficiaries were reached. Human rights violations encountered in the cases handled were documented. A total number of 204 human rights violations committed against HRAPF’s clients were recorded and verified. During the course of the year, 19 community paralegals from the sex worker community were trained, bringing the total number of HRAPF- trained paralegals to 125.The program also assisted 19 grass-root organisations working with our target groups to comply with statutory requirements. The Division also made a conscious effort to ensure that intersex people who are in need of HRAPF’s services are made aware of their availability. 14 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

The Legislative Advocacy and Networking Programme: In 2017, the programme team analysed eight bills and laws and used the analyses to engage different stakeholders on the human rights issues identified. This analysis was also shared with different stakeholders. HRAPF engaged the Uganda Parliamentary Women’s Association (UWOPA) on the Sexual Offences Bill. HRAPF also partnered with the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda Human Rights Commission to train 134 police officers on marginalisation and non-discrimination. It also held four consultative meetings to develop a strategic case challenging vagrancy laws. 24 publications were developed during the year and a total of 21,480 hard copies of publications were distributed. Four of these publications were developed on the laws affecting the HIV response among People Who Use Drugs, Men who have Sex with Men, Women who have Sex with Women and Transgender Persons. The pioneer issue of the paralegal magazine was also developed and published as well as the fourth issue of the Human Rights Advocate Magazine, focusing on the Computer Misuse Act. HRAPF participated in different fora on the regional and international levels on the various issues that HRAPF works on Universal Periodic Review Mechanism and the East African Legislative Assembly. Organisational Development and Capacity Building: During the course of the year two sets of guidelines and two policies were adopted. These were guidelines on timesheets and requisitioning and policies on board governance and the management of finances. The organisation hosted 4 interns from various universities and one of our partner organisations. The financial audit for 2016 was completed and the organisation maintained all of its donors. Our work in 2017 and before attracted the attention of other persons, and I am glad to report that I was one of the five finalists for the EU Human Rights Defenders Award 2017. This recognition is re-energising and keeps us doing what we do. 2017 marked the fifth and final year of implementation of the HRAPF Strategic Plan 2013-2017. An evaluation of the Strategic Plan was finalised and showed that HRAPF had achieved most of its targets and was innovative enough to work within the changing times. The work of the organisation was shown to be both relevant and efficiently implemented. The greatest challenges faced in the execution of HRAPF’s work over the course of 2017 has been the shrinking space for civil society in Uganda as well as a global political climate which increasingly discourages the prioritisation of human rights. We are indebted to our partners, clients and development partners for supporting us to achieve all we had hoped to achieve. Adrian Jjuuko Executive Director 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 15

OVERVIEW OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH AN IMPACT ON HRAPF’S WORK IN 2017

he broader domestic, regional and international developments greatly impact on the organisation and its work. 2017 unfortunately continued T the trend of domestic and global shrinking of civil society space. Internationally, the revival of the Global Gag rule by US President Donald Trump, imposed restrictions on US funding going to organisations doing work in support of access to safe abortion. The Trump administration has also indicated plans to leave the human Rights council and reduce support to the United Nations generally. In Uganda, the Constitution was controversially amended by the legislature to remove age limits on the presidency and thus giving the aging President Museveni another run at the presidency. Protests to this process were ruthlessly suppressed. Members of Parliament who opposed the constitutional amendment were forcefully removed from the Parliamentary chambers by soldiers from the Special Forces Command, and many sustained serious injuries in the process. The police unjustifiably blocked, restricted and dispersed peaceful assemblies and demonstrations by opposition groups ostensibly relying on the Public Order Management Act. A total of 56 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) members were arrested at a private home and detained for 3 days on charges of holding an ‘unlawful assembly’. The Democratic Party’s public address on the draft constitutional amendment was equally foiled by the Police. The year also saw a rise in cases of torture with Nalufenya Police Station widely cited as the place where moist of these violations happened. Suspects in the murder of the late Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi and the arrested ‘royal guards’ of the Rwenzururu king, Charles Wesley Mumbere were reportedly tortured at Nalufenya. There was also an increase in cases of re-arresting accused persons within court premises shortly after they had been released on bail by the courts. The Uganda Communications Commission clamped down on media houses by arbitrarily shutting down radio stations and curtailing speech critical of the President or the government. Journalists were interrogated and faced charges of criminal defamation. In October, the police raided offices of a Action Aid Uganda and the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS) on allegations of ‘illicit financial transactions’ and ‘subversive activities.’ The state has continuously failed to solve the rampant break-ins into the offices of NGOs. 16 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a vocal online critic of the regime, was arrested and charged with ‘cyber harassment’ and ‘offensive communication’ in April for referring to President Museveni as a ‘pair of buttocks’ when she was accusing the Minister of Education and Sports, who is also the First Lady of Uganda, for failure to honour a campaign pledge to provide free sanitary pads to girls. Gertrude Tumusiime Uwitware, a journalist, was threatened online and later on abducted after expressing support of Dr. Nyanzi’s campaign. The unsolved serial murders of over 23 young women in Entebbe and Nansana areas, that occurred from May through to the end of the year, remain extremely troubling for the country. The victims were sexually assaulted before being strangled and sticks and other objects inserted in their private parts. The Police have never finalised the investigations. Violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity remained rampant. The new NGO Act 2016 effectively curtails legitimate advocacy on rights of LGBTI persons and sex workers. In August, police raided and effectively cancelled LGBTI Pride celebrations in Kampala and Jinja. These events affected HRAPF’s work. The organisation spoke out against some of them, and continued to persevere through the others.

The new NGO Act 2016 effectively curtails legitimate advocacy on the rights of LGBTI persons and sex workers. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 17

KEY PROGRAMME ACTIONS IN 2017

HRAPF Programmatic Areas Under the HRAPF Strategic Plan 2013-2017, activities are implemented under three broad programmes to promote equality and non-discrimination. These are:

1. The Access to Justice Programme 2. The Legislative Advocacy and Networking Programme 3. The Organisational Development and Capacity Building Programme

HRAPF Strategic Objectives 1. To promote sustainable access to justice for marginalised groups in Uganda 2. To influence the adoption of policies and legislation that promote equality and non-discrimination in order to prevent discrimination of marginalised groups in Uganda 3. To create appropriate organisational framework and institutional structures for the efficient and effective implementation and realisation of the programme goal of HRAPF.

Outcomes of Strategic Objectives 1. Access to justice of marginalised persons enhanced. 2. A strengthened policy and legislative framework that promotes equality and non-discrimination. 3. A strong and vibrant human rights advocacy organisation.

Target groups HRAPF’s programmatic work targets marginalised groups and specifically focuses on: LGBTI persons, sex workers; women and girls living with HIV in rural areas of Central Uganda; the elderly and women facing land justice problems in Central Uganda; drug users; and women and health workers that find themselves in conflict with the criminal laws on abortion. 18 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Implementation of Programmes Implementation of the activities was done under the three programmatic areas through a number of projects supported by our different donors. In terms of staffing, programmatic work was done under HRAPF’s different units, which are: The Access to Justice (Sexual Minorities) Unit; The Access to Justice (Land and HIV) Unit; The Research and Advocacy Unit; The Administration and Human Resources Unit; and the Finance Unit. The activities of the organisation for 2017 will be presented according to the various programme areas.

THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAMME

The Access to Justice Programme exists for the purpose of promoting sustainable access to justice for marginalised groups in Uganda. The programme was implemented under the Access to Justice Division. Work was done through the legal aid clinic at the HRAPF offices, and during the year, HRAPF also established three regional legal aid centres hosted by partner organisations to cover the rural areas. The Eastern Region legal aid centre covers Mbale, Sironko, Manafwa, Bulambuli, Bududa, Tororo and Busia Districts and is hosted by HOPE Mbale in Mbale. The Northern Region legal aid center covers Gulu, Apac, Arua and Lira Districts and is hosted by Health and Rights Initiative (HRI) in Lira. The Western Region legal aid centre covers the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Rukungiri, Kabaale, Ibanda, Mitooma, Sheema, Isingiro, Kasese, Kabarole and Kanungu Districts and is hosted at Blessed Rwenzori Uganda (BRU) in Kasese. The regions and partner organisations were selected following a capacity assessment conducted by the organisation. A HRAPF-trained paralegal sits at each of these centres.It is believed that the reach of the HRAPF’s legal aid service provision would be drastically broadened by this move. The three centres were launched in the in Mbale on the 11th of December 2017, Lira on the 13th of December 2017 and Kasese on the 15th of December 2017.

HRAPF and Hope Mbale staff during the launch of the HRAPF Legal aid centre - Eastern Region at Hope Mbale, 11th December 2017.

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80The outputs under this programme were as follows:

60i) Provision of pro bono legal assistance to marginalised groups 40Over the course of the year, 772 cases were handled through HRAPF. Of these, 711 cases were received and handled at the legal aid clinic while 61 were handled 20by the community paralegals. This is a 10% decrease from cases handled in 2016, which were 854. 0 Of theLGBTI 772 casesSex w handled:orkers Persons 245 whowere us eLGBTIAbortion cases; 127Land were sex worker cases; 77 were involved drug users; 17drugs were abortion cases; 212 cases concerned elderly and indigent persons facing land justice issues; and 94 cases involving women/ Number of Violations suffered girls living with HIV/AIDS.

Chart 1: Percentage distribution of cases handled per target group

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At least 2038 beneficiaries were recorded to have benefited from the legal aid services for the year 2017: 1217 benefitted directly, while 821 benefitted indirectly. Of the 2038 beneficiaries, 802 were indigent women and elderly persons facing land justice challenges, 440 were women and girls affected by HIV, 272 were LGBTI persons and organisations, 269 were people injecting and using drugs, 238 were sex workers and their children, while 17 were women, girls and health workers caught up by the law on abortion.

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Indirect beneﬁciaries 20 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

a) Legal aid to LGBTI persons Number of cases: During 2017, a total number of 245 cases were handled in which the clients were LGBTI persons. This is a 42% increase from 2016 in which 172 cases were handled. A conscious effort was made to reach out to intersex persons during this year, and 4 cases were handled as a result. In terms of completion rate, 193 of the 245 cases were finalised while 52 were still pending by the end of the year- a completion rate of 78%. Nature of cases: Of the 245 LGBTI cases handled, 222 were directly handled at the HRAPF legal aid clinic, while 23 were handled by the HRAPF trained paralegals. Out of all the cases that were received and handled 80 (32%) were civil matters with the exception of organisational matters. These were followed by organisational matters being 67 (27 %), while criminal arrests without prosecution followed next being 58 (24%) and finally criminal arrests with prosecution which were 10 (4%).

Table 1: Nature, number and status of LGBTI cases received and handled during 2017

NATURE OF CASES NUMBER CLOSED PENDING

Civil Matters 147 106 41 Civil Cases 80 58 22 Threatening Violence 13 12 1 Family rejection 12 10 2 Land matters 10 7 3 Breach of employment contract 5 4 1 Name change 4 1 3 Property matters 4 1 3 Asylum matters 3 3 0 Eviction from rented Landlord tenant 3 3 0 evictions Trespass to person 3 1 2 Child neglect 3 1 2 Drafting Tenancy agreements 2 1 1 Others 18 14 4 Organisational Matters 67 48 19 Incorporation 24 10 14 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 21

Resolutions 17 15 2 Recommendations 13 13 0 Certification of documents 5 5 0 Annual returns 4 3 1 Change of directors 2 0 2 Others 2 2 0 Criminal Matters 98 87 11 Criminal Arrest without prosecution 58 54 4 Unnatural offences 11 11 0 Rogue and vagabond 8 7 1 Theft 8 6 2 Obtaining money by false pretense 4 4 0 Assault 5 4 1 Public nuisance 3 3 0 Sodomy 2 2 0 Homosexuality 1 1 0 Others 16 16 0

Criminal arrest with prosecution 10 6 4 Unnatural offences 4 3 1 Theft 2 1 1 Others 4 2 2 Criminal matters reported to the police by 30 27 3 LGBTI persons Blackmail 10 10 0 Theft 9 8 1 Assault 8 6 2 Threatening violence 2 2 0 Burglary 1 1 0 245 193 52

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The number of arrests of LGBTI persons remains high, accounting for 27% of all cases (6816% in total). Of these, 58 (24%) were arrests without prosecution and 10 (4%) involved prosecutions. This shows an increase in the number of arrests from 42 in 2016 – an increment of 62%. The majority of these were arrests without prosecution, heralding a worrying trend. Similarly charges for ‘unnatural offences’ increased to 15 this year with27% 4 resulting into prosecutions. The increment of arrests without prosecution shows that the police trainings that HRAPF and its partners do have helped to reduce the number of cases prosecuted, although not the number of arrests. The reason for this is perhaps because the police trainings LGBTI Land Sex workers target senior officers who usually do not arrest but rather prefer charges and approveHIV releases on policeDrug Users bond. Abortion

Number of beneficiaries 272 LGBTI persons benefitted from the 245 cases that were handled during the year. Of these, 25 were lesbians, 102 were gay men, 27 were bisexuals, 40 were transgender persons, 4 were intersex persons, and 68 were LGBTI organisations. There were 6 indirect beneficiaries who were relatives and friends of LGBTI persons.

Chart 2: Percentages of beneficiaries per category

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Kamya Arajab, a HRAPF Legal Assistant in the Access to Justice Division, facilitating a mediation involving an intersex client

Remedies obtained for clients: The number one remedy obtained for clients was the securing of police bond (30 cases). Clients were represented in court in 15 cases. Other remedies included opening of bank accounts (10 cases), registration of organisations (5 cases) and filing annual returns (3 cases). b) Legal aid to sex workers Number of cases: 127 cases were handled during the year, representing a 34% decrease from the 193 cases handled in 2016. 69 of the cases were finalised while 58 remained pending. This is a completion rate of 54%. Nature of cases: The majority of the cases were criminal matters (97), with the highest number being cases of assault (36), which were reported by the sex workers, with the main perpetrators being their clients. This was followed by cases involving arrest of sex workers without prosecution (33), which is due to their susceptibility to arbitrary arrest by law enforcement officials.

Table 2: Nature, number and status of sex worker cases received during the year

NATURE NUMBER CLOSED PENDING

Criminal matters 97 59 38 Criminal Arrest Without Prosecution 33 28 05 Rogue and Vagabond 16 15 01 Public Nuisance 03 03 00 24 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Theft 06 03 03 Assault 02 02 00 No charges 04 04 00 Murder 01 01 00 Domestic violence 01 00 01 Criminal Arrest with prosecution 08 07 01 Rogue and Vagabond 05 05 00 Assault 01 01 00 Nuisance 01 01 00 Domestic Violence 01 00 01 Criminal matters reported by sex workers 56 24 32 to the Police Assault 36 14 22 Rape by clients 08 05 03 Murder 03 01 02 Threatening violence 01 00 01 Others 08 04 04 Civil matters 30 10 20 Child neglect 14 03 11 Land 05 03 02 Organisational matters 03 00 3 Child custody 03 01 02 Eviction 03 03 00 Succession matter 02 00 02 TOTAL 127 69 58

26% of all sex work cases (33) fall within the category of arrests without prosecution. This is because sex workers would regularly get arrested under the rogue and vagabond offence on mere suspicion that they are sex workers. As usually happens, no single case involved a charge under the Penal code provisions of prostitution. Three cases of murder were investigated indicating a worrying trend, as well as 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 25

8 cases of rape and more than 30 cases of assault against sex workers, some of which were really grave. This shows that continued cirminalisation of sex work puts sex workers at great risk of harm and harassment by their clients. Number of Beneficiaries 238 beneficiaries were recorded under the sex workers’ docket: 215 were direct beneficiaries. Of these, 209 were female sex workers, 2 were transgender sex workers, 2 were male sex workers, while 2 were sex worker organisations. 23 indirect beneficiaries, who were mainly sex workers’ children, were recorded. Remedies obtained for clients: Interventions were made in 88 of the cases of sex workers at police level and in 17 cases at court level. The lawyers and paralegals in the Access to Justice Division were able to secure release without charge in 23 cases, non-custodial sentences in 8 cases and police bond in 10 of the cases. c) Legal aid to drug users During 2016, HRAPF handled a total of 77 cases involving drug users. All of the cases that were received were of a criminal nature. Out of these cases, 43 were arrests without criminal prosecution. 74 of the cases were concluded, while 3 are still pending. This equates to a 96% completion rate.

Table 3: Table showing nature and number of cases of drug users received during the year

NATURE NUMBER CLOSED PENDING

Criminal arrest without prosecution 43 43 00 Possession of opium 32 32 00 Being rogue and vagabond 04 04 00 Frequenting a place used for smoking opium 03 03 00 Threatening violence 02 02 00 Theft 02 02 00 Criminal arrest with prosecution 34 31 03 Possession of opium 25 25 00 Smoking opium 08 05 03 Theft 01 01 00

TOTAL 77 74 03 26 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Remedies There were police interventions in 48 of the cases, court interventions in 23 cases and in 3 cases mediations were facilitated. Out of the remaining 34 cases, HRAPF lawyers were able to secure police bond in 8 cases, bail in 2 cases and non-custodial sentences in 6 cases.

Beneficiaries A total of the 269 beneficiaries were recorded and they were all male.

d) Legal aid to women and girls in conflict with the abortion laws Number of cases: 17 abortion cases were identified and handled. They concerned 14 girls and women who had come into conflict with the law on abortion and 3 health workers. These cases were handled in 10 different districts across Uganda namely; Mbale, Kampala, Kayunga, Mbarara, Soroti, Tororo, Iganga, Bugiri, Kole and Rakai. The majority of the cases (4) were from Mbale. The most prevalent charge that was preferred against the women, girls and health workers in the abortion cases was that of ‘procuring an abortion,’ which was in 15 out of the 17 cases. The other two cases involved charges of concealing the birth of a child, wherein the women that were arrested were suspected of having led to death of their foetuses at the time of birth. All the abortion cases that were received and handled were concluded, which accounts for a 100% completion rate.

Number of beneficiaries: There were a total of 17 beneficiaries: 8 women, 5 girls and 4 health workers. Remedies obtained for clients: Fourteen of the cases were handled through police intervention, one through court intervention and one simply required legal advice. From these interventions, 4 women were released without charge, 1 health worker had the charges against her dropped, while 1 woman was released.

e) Legal aid to women, children and the elderly facing land justice issues Number of cases: A total of 212 land cases were received and handled, which amounts to a 43% decrease from the previous year in which 371 cases were handled. There was a marked decrease in the number of land matters handled due to the fact that HRAPF closed the Masaka field office, which was in operation in 2016 in favour a new model of work. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 27

Table 4: Table showing nature and number of land cases handled during 2017

NATURE NUMBER CLOSED PENDING

Unlawful evictions 39 39 0

Succession disputes 39 38 1

Trespass to land 34 33 1

Fraudulent sales 27 27 0

Threatening evictions 17 17 0

Family disputes 13 13 0

Malicious damage to property 5 5 0

Transfer of title 3 1 2

Unsatisfactory damages 2 2 0

Sale agreements 2 2 0

Illegal transfers 2 2 0

Criminal trespass 2 2 0

Will making 1 1 0

Removal of caveat 1 1 0

Lodging of caveat 1 0 1

Conversion from public land into free hold 1 1 0 Others 23 23 0 TOTAL 212 207 5

The majority of cases were succession (39) and eviction matters (39), which were followed by matters relating to trespass (34).

Beneficiaries: A total of 802 beneficiaries were registered in the land cases that were handled during the year: 207 women, 439 children and 156 men. 28 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Monica Kurwenza, Legal Associate in the Access to Justice Division, interviewing a client in a land justice matter

Remedies obtained for clients: Two of the major interventions that were employed in the land matters were mediations (79 cases) and facilitating reconciliation (28 cases). In 26 cases compensation was secured for clients while police bond and bail were obtained in 2 and 3 cases respectively. A total of 127 cases were referred to other organisations and agencies after legal advice was provided on the matter.

f) Legal aid to persons living with HIV Number of cases: During 2017, 94 cases were received and handled which is a 12% decrease from 2016 in which year 107 cases were handled. Succession disputes made up 15% of these cases while another 15% was made up of matters concerning trespass on land. A total of 301 children benefitted from the services provided to clients living with HIV including through the handling of 22 child neglect matters. Apart from these children, 87 women and 52 men also benefitted from the remedies obtained in these cases.

Table 5: Table showing nature and number of HIV cases handled

NATURE NUMBER CLOSED PENDING Child neglect 22 20 2 Succession dispute 13 7 6 Trespass to Land 13 7 6 Exclusion from distribution of estates 6 4 2 due to HIV status 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 29

Domestic Violence 6 6 0 Will making 5 2 3 Fraudulent sale of Land 4 2 2 Land eviction 3 1 2 Assault 2 2 0 Application for Letters Of Administration 2 0 2 Making Gift Intervivos 2 2 0 Threatened eviction 2 1 1 Breach of Contract 2 0 2 Obtaining money by false pretence 1 1 0 Accident Claim 1 0 1 Rape 1 1 0 Land Transfer 1 1 0 Divorce 1 1 0 Negligence 1 1 0 Malicious damage to Property 1 1 0 Murder 1 1 0 Custody 1 1 0 Criminal Trespass 1 1 0 Separation 1 1 0 Conversion from public land to freehold 1 1 land 0 TOTAL 94 65 29

Analysis of cases: The greatest number of cases were for child neglect. This is due to the fact that the presence of HIV within a family often leads to marital problems and break-downs while one or both of the parents will also be dealing with the effects of the illness including losing strength to work and spending much time and resources in medicating their condition. As a result, disputes arise about child welfare and maintenance. HRAPF is involved in mediating family disputes in this regard. 30 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Remedies obtained for clients: out of the total of 94 cases, 46 were settled through mediation and in 12, reconciliation was facilitated. Compensation was secured for clients in 4 of the cases and police bond obtained in 3 others. A total of 14 cases were referred to other organisations or agencies after legal advice was given to the clients.

A cross-section of participants during the dialogue on sex workers’ rights with duty bearers at a meeting held at Protea Hotel, Kampala in commemoration of World AIDS Day (1 December 2017).

ii) Documentation of human rights violations For LGBTI persons, 70 incidents of human rights violations were recorded. Of these, the right most commonly violated is the right to liberty, which involved arbitrary arrest of LGBTI persons, wherein they would be charged with offences under the vagrancy provisions of the Penal Code Act, as well as non-existent offences such as ‘sodomy.’ 28 incidents of this human rights violation were recorded out of the 70 incidents. The other is the right to freedom from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. 20 such violations were recorded. These included 9 anal examinations, 9 incidents where the clients were beaten up by the neighbours on suspicion of being homosexual, 1 incident where the client was burnt because of his sexual orientation, and 1 where the client was punched during arrest. 14 were incidents of violation of the right to equality and freedom from discrimination. These mainly involved LGBTI persons getting evicted from their residential areas and family homes, being thrown out of public places, as well as being forced to leave their jobs because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation and gender identity. 4 were incidents of violation of the right to freedom of association which involved one LGBTI group that was intercepted by the police because it was suspected of promoting illegal activities of homosexuality, and another of an LGBTI organisation that was being threatened on suspicion of promoting homosexuality in their area of operation, as well as the halting of the pride event in August 2017, and the Queer Film Festival in December 2017. 2 were incidents of violation of the right to fair hearing, one involving a gay man that was required to appear in court for a long time without any evidence being presented against him on charges of unnatural 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 31

offences, and another whose bail fees were so high in comparison to the offence charged, and to his economic status he couldn’t get the bail. 3 were incidents of violation of the right to privacy, which involved police and Local Council leaders breaking into homes of LGBTI persons because they suspected they were engaged in same sex relations. There was also an incident of a gay man who was followed and set up by the police in a hotel room to ascertain whether he was going to have intercourse with a fellow man. For sex workers, there were 71 violations. Of these, the most common violation was freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, wherein 42 incidents of physical and sexual assault, especially by their clients and law enforcement officers, were recorded. For persons who inject drugs, 41 violations were recorded. Of these, 27 concerned the right to liberty due to arbitrary arrests, with drug users being arrested without reasonable suspicion of having committed drug related offences, the charges of which are nonetheless preferred against them by police. 11 were incidents of violation of the right to freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, which involved persons who use drugs getting beaten by the police during arrest. 3 were incidents of violation of the right to freedom from forced labour, where drug users who were remanded to prison were forced to work on plantations without pay. 8 incidents of human rights violations were documented under the LGBTI docket. Of these, 4 were incidents of violation of the right to liberty, which involved detention beyond 48 hours; 3 incidents were of violation of the right to freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, wherein women and girls who were arrested were beaten and humiliated by police officers in course of getting arrested; and 1 case a violation of the right to privacy, where a health worker that was arrested on abortion related charges was exposed in the media. For women, girls and elderly persons facing land justice problems in rural Central Uganda, there were 12 incidents involving violations. 10 incidents of involved violations of the right to property where women were denied a share from the estates of their parents, while 2 were incidents of violation of the right to liberty, where the persons arrested were detained beyond 48 hours. iii) Strategic litigation The Access to Justice Division provided legal services in four strategic cases. The Division also conducted strategic litigation training for HRAPF staff to develop their capacity in identifying and developing strategic litigation cases. The training was held on the 25th and 26th of April 2017 and was attended by the 11 lawyers on HRAPF staff. The Access to Justice Division provided legal services in the following strategic cases: a) Frank Mugisha and Others v Uganda Registration Services Bureau Miscellaneous Cause No. 96 of 2016: This case follows the refusal of the Registrar of Companies to register the 32 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

name of an organisation, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), on the basis that its objectives are viewed to promote same-sex relations which are criminalised under the Penal Code Act. The case was filed in June 2016 and its hearing was postponed a number of times over the course of the next year. In June 2017, the judge who was handling the case was transferred to another Division. By the end of 2017, the case has not yet been set down for hearing before a different judge.

b) Jackson Mukasa and Another v Attorney General: This case concerns the arrest of a transgender woman and a gay man in January 2014, during which they were assaulted, exposed to the media and made to sign statements against their will. HRAPF filed a complaint challenging the police actions in this case in2016 with the Uganda Human Rights Commission. During 2017, the Commission indicated that the case would only be investigated within a space of three years due to a case backlog and limited resources. It was thus still pending before the Commission.

c) Shawn Mugisha and Others v DPC Kabalagala: This case deals with the human rights violations that occurred along with arrests made during the Pride celebrations of 2016. A complaint was lodged with the Uganda Human Rights Commission during 2017 regarding the police actions of the police. The investigations on the case on the part of the Commission were commenced, however there have been considerable delays in the process and it remains pending before the Commission.

d) Kasha Jacqueline and 3 Others v Attorney General and Another (Lokodo Appeal) Civil Appeal No. 195 of 2014: In 2012, the High Court held that the Minister of Ethics and Integrity was justified in interrupting and stopping a skills training workshop for LGBTI persons. This decision was appealed to the Court of Appeal and a date for hearing has not yet been assigned to the case due to a backlog of cases, industrial action of judicial officers and the retirement of the former Deputy Chief Justice.

iv) Capacity strengthening and technical support to marginalised groups

a) Community paralegal training and engagement Paralegal training is one of the core objectives of the Access to Justice Division’s work in order to broaden the reach of HRAPF’s legal aid service provision. During 2017, 10 paralegals working with sexual minorities completed the training. Nine participants from 10 different organisations also completed the first module of the training and are expected to complete the second and third modules during 2018. HRAPF has trained a total of 95 paralegals to work with sexual minorities. The organisation also trained 10 paralegals to handle land justice matters of indigent persons in Kasanje and in Namayumba sub counties. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 33

Participants training to work with sexual minorities taking the third module of the paralegal training at Ridar Hotel, Seeta from 2nd to 5th May 2017.

Four quarterly sharing sessions were held with paralegals working with sexual minorities and three such sessions were held with sex worker paralegals. These sessions serve to provide additional training to paralegals on emerging areas of law and also create an opportunity to report on cases handled and challenges faced in the field. During the year, two refresher courses were also held. LGBTI paralegals handled a total of 108 cases while sex worker paralegals, handled a total of 46 cases in their communities.

Paralegals working with sexual minorities reporting at a quarterly sharing session held at HRAPF Secretariat on 29th March 2017. 34 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

During 2017, the pioneer edition of a magazine focused on the experiences and insights of HRAPF-trained paralegals was released. The magazine is titled I am a Community Paralegal and will be an annual publication of the organisation.

The first issue of HRAPF’s annual paralegal magazine.

b) Technical facilitation and training assistance to partner organisations

i) Training assistance to Partner organisations The lawyers and paralegals of the Access to Justice Division facilitated at 8 workshops and meetings organised by partner organisations on order to share technical knowledge on laws and policies that affect HRAPF’s target groups. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 35

Building governance structures grassroots organisations The AGMs of four grassroot organisations were attended. Organisational visits were made to four grassroots organisations and a dialogue and press conference arranged by two organisations were also attended. ii) Legal and human rights awareness During the course of the year, a total of 48 awareness sessions, outreaches and workshops were held with various of HRAPF’s target groups reaching out to a total of 1793 individuals with knowledge of laws and human rights.

Table 6: Outreach session by type, number and target groups reached

Type of outreach session Number Target group(s) reach

Outreach sessions and legal aid 14 LGBTI camps

Outreach sessions 12 People Living with HIV/AIDS

Awareness sessions on land laws Women, children and the elderly 5 and human rights facing land justice issues Awareness workshop on access to 1 LGBTI persons justice Intersex persons and the Consultative meeting 1 parents of intersex minors Awareness sessions on the law on 8 Sex workers abortion Awareness sessions on the law on 7 Health workers abortion 36 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Table 7: Number of people reached during awareness sessions

LGBTI persons 174 Sex workers 443 People living with HIV/AIDS 867 Women, children and the elderly facing land justice issues 161 Health workers 148 Total 1793

Ms. Elizabeth Kemigisha, Legal Assistant, facilitating at an awareness session at Rwamata Health Center III in Kiboga District.

HRAPF lawyers facilitating the consultative meeting with intersex persons in collaboration with SIPD 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 37

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING PROGRAMME

The Legislative Advocacy and Networking Programme works with like-minded organisations and institutions to advocate for and influence the adoption of policies and legislation that promote equality and non-discrimination in order to prevent discrimination of marginalised groups. As part of its advocacy work, the programme undertakes research, policy and legislative analysis and the dissemination of publications and information. It also supports strategic litigation. This programme is primarily implemented by the Research and Advocacy Division. i) Policy and legislative analysis a) In 2017, four quick scan booklets were developed and published on the laws and policies affecting the HIV response among transgender persons, People Who Inject Drugs, Men who have Sex with Men and Women who have Sex with Women respectively. These booklets were translated into Luganda in order to make them accessible to a larger segment of HRAPF’s target groups. b) A legal analysis of the Non-governmental Organisational regulatory regime was published. 500 copies of this analysis were printed and distributed to various leaders of the LGBTI and sex workers organisations. c) The fact sheet on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Resolution 275: Resolution on protection against violence and other human rights violations against persons on the basis of their real or imputed sexual orientation or gender identity. 500 copies of this factsheet were printed and distributed to police officers, members of the LGBTI community and LGBTI activists. d) The fourth issue of The Human Rights Advocate magazine was published. This is an annual HRAPF publication that analyses and collects people’s opinions on laws that affect LGBTI persons. The fourth issue focused on the Computer Misuse Act, 2011. 1000 copies were printed and distributed to stakeholders including law enforcers, civil society organisations, the Ministry of Information and Technology. e) An analysis of the Data Protection and Privacy Bill was printed and published. ii) Strategic litigation The Legislative Advocacy and Networking Programme supported the strategic litigation undertaken and envisioned by the organisation. Four consultative meetings were convened to discuss the possibility of challenging the vagrancy laws in the Penal Code Act with participants representing sex workers, LGBTI persons, People Who Use Drugs and market vendors and petty traders – the groups most affected by these criminal provisions. The programme also held two legal strategy meetings: one to discuss this proposed challenge to the vagrancy laws and the other to consider the written submissions in the case challenging the Company 38 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Registry’s refusal to register the name ‘Sexual Minorities Uganda’.

Ms. Patricia Kimera, Head of the Access to Justice Division addressing members of the community of people who use drugs on the petition that HRAPF intends to file in the case challenging vagrancy laws

iii) Building strategic partnerships for policy and legislative advocacy HRAPF cooperates and works in concert with others through partnerships, networks, coalitions and consortiums at the national, regional and international level in order to influence law and policy in favour of rights of marginalised groups. HRAPF was an active member of a number of coalitions and networks during the course of 2017 which included:

Working with partners in coalitions, networks and consortiums HRAPF worked with a total of 12 partners in coalitions, networks and consortiums during 2017.HRAPF also engaged 21 strategic partners during the year.

iv) Cooperation with state institutions

a) Uganda Police Force (UPF) Engaging with the Anti–Narcotics Unit to review the Drug law HRAPF engaged with the Uganda Police Force’s Anti-Narcotics Department in advocacy for the reform of the legal and policy regime governing drug use in Uganda. The division prepared submissions on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, for the Acting Commissioner of the Anti-Narcotics Unit. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 39

Engaging with the Directorate of Human Rights and Legal services to train police officers HRAPF partnered with the Directorate of Human Rights and Legal Services of UPF to train police officers on the rights of LGBTI persons in Uganda. Four trainings were held with selected police officers in Kawempe, targeting the Northern Region of the Kampala Metropolitan Police; Mukono, targeting the Eastern Region of Kampala Metropolitan Police; toward Entebbe targeting the Southern Region of Kampala Metropolitan Police and with police officers from Rwizi Region in Mbarara.

Table 8: Number of police officers trained according to area

Kampala Metropolitan Police Area - Northern Region 43 Kampala Metropolitan Police Area - Eastern Region 26 Kampala Metropolitan Police Area - Southern Region 29 Rwizi Police Region, Mbarara 36 Total 134

The 44 participants of the police training in Mbarara held at Rwizi Arch Hotel on 4th December 2017.

b) Engagement with Parliament Engaging parliament on the Sexual Offences Bill HRAPF engaged the Uganda Women Parliamentarians Association (UWOPA) to organise a meeting with Members of Parliament in order to discuss HRAPF’s analysis of the Sexual Offences Bill and its recommendations for how the Bill could be adapted to better realise the rights of women and sexual minorities. The meeting, attended by 33 persons in total, including members of the Parliamentary 40 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development was held on 27th of April 2017 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Engaging Parliament on SRHR HRAPF in partnership with CEHURD, Marie Stopes Uganda and Ipas Africa Alliance, organised a SRHR legal and policy workshop with identified champions for sexual and reproductive health rights among women in Parliament.

Participants in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Legal and Policy Workshop with members of Parliament identified as champions for women’s rights, held in collaboration with CEHURD, Mary Stopes Uganda and Ipas Africa Alliance

c) The Equal Opportunities Commission A Memorandum of Understanding was concluded between HRAPF and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in 2017. HRAPF also participated in the validation and launch of the EOC Report on the state of Equal Opportunities in Uganda for the year 2016. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 41

d) The Uganda Human Rights Commission The Director of Complaints, Investigations and Legal Services at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)facilitated a partnership with HRAPF on the training of duty bearers on the rights of sexual minorities. The UHRC engaged with the Police to ensure that police officers attended the four police trainings and also facilitated one of the sessions in each of the meetings. v) Regional and international advocacy a) Meetings and workshops with regional and international reach HRAPF participated in the consultative processes on the East African Legislative Assembly Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill, 2017, and the adoption of the Bill by the EALA. Ms. Patricia Kimera attended a workshop organised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) on sexual and reproductive health rights and regional and international mechanisms is Addis Ababa. Two workshops on capacity building for CSOs and women human rights defenders in East Africa were attended in Zanzibar and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, respectively. A capacity building workshop that was organised by Kenya AIDS NGO Consortium (KANCO) in Nairobi Kenya was also attended by Ms. Susan Baluka, the legal officer in charge of sex workers. A joint statement on laws limiting civil society space in Uganda was prepared with the International Service for Human Rights. The statement was read during the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Ms. Patricia Kimera, head of the Access to Justice Division, attended a Legal Empowerment Leadership Course in Budapest, Hungary. She also attended a training by the European Union on Human Rights Defenders. Mr. Edward Mwebaza, the Director Programs was selected and participated in the International Visitors Leadership Program in the United States of America under the theme of sustaining civic engagement. The Executive Director, Mr. Adrian Jjuuko attended a regional advocacy meeting on developing strategies to challenge police abuse of marginalised persons, hosted by the Southern African Litigation Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa and a Regional Conference on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa hosted by AdvocAid in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He also attended a Human Rights Defenders’ Course and the Celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia and book launch for ‘Protecting the Human Rights of Sexual Minorities and Contemporary Africa’, of which he is an editor, at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights. He also attended a workshop hosted by the German Development Institute in Bonn, Germany on the question of whether societal values influence the effectiveness of support to democracy. He was also part of the Bergen Exchanges 2017 organised by the Centre for Social Transformation in Bergen, Norway. 42 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

HRAPF’s Executive Director, Adrian Jjuuko discussing the Annual lecture on Law and Social transformation delivered by Harvard University’s Prof. Kathyrn Sikkink during the Bergen Exchanges 2017 at the University of Bergen, Norway.

b) Advocacy at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights HRAPF attended a consultative meeting held between government and CSOs to discuss and debate the draft 6th Periodic Report presented by Uganda to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights.

c) Advocacy at the UN Human Rights Council - Involvement in Universal Periodic Review Mechanism (UPR) HRAPF attended two meetings with the National Stakeholders’ Forum on the UPR as a follow up to the review that took place in 2016, and as a build up to the adoption of the UPR report in March 2017.

vi) Supporting publicity and dissemination

a) Developing publications A total of 24 publications were developed over the course of the year. These publications include the annual report and the two annual advocacy magazines, HRAPF’s various research reports and their translations, the legal analysis of bills, laws and policies and position papers. Two violations reports were developed and published: one documenting violations based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and one documenting violations against sex workers. These reports analysed the violations that had been suffered 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 43

by sex workers and LGBTI persons in 2016.

All publications are available at www.hrapf.org. b) Dissemination of publications During 2017, a total of 21,480 hard copies of publications were distributed to HRAPF’s target groups, partner organisations and government institutions. Fifteen dissemination meetings with individuals and five group meetings were held to discuss the findings of the research into the enforcement of abortion-related laws and its impact on women, girls and health workers. A research brief of the study, carried out by HRAPF in 2016, was developed and used to aid dissemination of the research findings. Three meetings were held together with CHAU in order to discuss the findings of the research into enforcement of drug-related laws and to feed into the work to be done on the harm reduction guidelines. c) Media visibility i) Social media During the course of the year, a total of 38 Facebook posts were made. They were shared 103 times, liked 1,415 times and received 219 comments. HRAPF was tagged in a total of 63 posts. During the year, 328 tweets were made, attracting 114 retweets and 167 favorites. The HRAPF website was also regularly updated with news and newly released publications. ii) Television and radio talk shows On 24th June 2017, HRAPF appeared on the People’s Parliament show on NTV in order to discuss the abortion question. Sixteen radio talk shows were also held over the course of the year focusing on human rights issues. Shows on land rights and the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS in particular were held on Mboona FM, Buwaana FM, Kiboga FM, Musaana FM and Family Radio. HRAPF staff members were also interviewed on radio for shows aired on Radio one and BBC Africa. iii) Press statements Three press statements were published in commemoration of International Women’s Day, World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day respectively. Four opinion pieces were published in The Observer newspaper. 44 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING

This programme exists for the institutional development and expansion of the capacity framework of the organisation. It forms the backbone of the organisation, ensuring the effective implementation of programme activities and the overall well-being of the organisation. The five management objectives, pursued during 2017 are the following:

i) Policy development During the course of 2017, HRAPF released a new Finance Manual as well as a Board Governance Manual. Timesheet Guidelines as well as Guidelines for Requisitioning were adopted.

ii) Human resource management and development

a) Staff retention and recruitment In the middle of the year, HRAPF underwent a major staff restructuring process. The re-structuring was aimed at increasing efficiency and encouraging harmonisation of the organisation’s work. Work previously done under units was merged to form divisions and division heads were given the latitude to direct the mode of work with their teams. The Board of Directors introduced five new positions during this restructuring process namely the position of Deputy Executive Director (formerly the organisation had two Deputy Executive Directors respectively in charge of Programmes and Finance and Administration); Director, Programmes; Director Operations and Programmes Support; Head, Access to Justice Division; and Head, Research and Advocacy Division. These positions were filled through an internal recruitment process and 22 staff members retained positions at the organisation.

b) Staff welfare A number of innovations were implemented over the course of 2017 to support staff in maintaining personal well-being and executing their duties most effectively. Lunch was provided to staff at the office on a daily basis. Eight recreation activities were organised over the course of the year. Staff members were encouraged and allowed time off work to pursue further studies in order to gain further skills and knowledge. A residential staff retreat was held in January 2017 in order to set the course for the year, strengthen the team and prepare for the year ahead. The year similarly ended with an end-of-year party and day of team building at Nyange Resort, Namulanda. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 45

Recreation activities: HRAPF Staff playing cards at the Old Kampala Primary School

HRAPF Staff at the beginning- of-year staff retreat, held in Mbale from 9 to 12 January 2017

HRAPF staff members enjoying a boat ride at the end of year staff party held at Nyange Resort, Bweranga, 21st December 2017. 46 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

c) Staff performance Over the course of 2017, weekly staff meetings were held at which each of the Divisions took turns and presented their reports to the rest of the organisation. The respective Divisions also reported to the entire organisation during a mid-year and end-of-year review. Monthly project progress meetings were held in order to ensure that all role-players involved in implementing the respective projects were on board and that the project goals are being met. Two staff appraisals were held over the course of the year. Ms. Susan Baluka, Legal Associate, was selected as the staff member of the year and Ms. Elizabeth Kemigisha, Legal Assistant, was awarded a prize for the staff member whose performance had most improved over the course of 2017.

Ms. Susan Baluka, Legal Officer, receives the ‘Staff member of the year 2017’ award from Mr. Edward Ssemambo, the newly elected Chairperson of HRAPF’s Board of Directors.

Ms. Elizabeth Kemigisha, Legal Assistant, received the award for ‘Most improved staff member’ from Ms. Fridah Kewodi, one of the organisation’s trustees. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 47

d) Safety and security of staff The issue of staff safety and security was taken very seriously and various mechanisms were put in place and implemented in order to ensure that all that was possible is done from the organisation’s side to protect its staff from attacks on their person or property. The Defenders Protection Initiative (DPI) did security assessments of the homes of HRAPF staff in order to ascertain the kinds of threats that they faced or believed they were likely to face in their personal and professional lives and measures were taken to secure staff most at risk. Weekly security updates were given to staff and security concerns were shared. A staff security training was conducted with support from OSIEA.

HRAPF staff attending a security awareness training, with support from OSIEA.

e) Volunteer and internship programme During 2017, HRAPF hosted a total of four interns from Makerere University (Ivan Busulwa and Derrick Iduuli) and the University of Dar es Salaam (Marjorie Kolya). A trainee from AWAC (Adipa Jemmimah), one of HRAPF’s partner organisations, also joined the team for a short period. iii) Strengthening governance structures and building membership a) The General Assembly HRAPF is a membership organisation and thus its General Assembly is the supreme body within the governance structure. Five new members were admitted to HRAPF during 2017: Mr. Jude Mbabaali, Mr. Julius Ssentamu, Ms. Sylvia Robina Namale, Ms. Sheila Muwanga and Mr. Walter Richard Aliker. One of HRAPF’s long- 48 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

standing members, Ms. Ruth Mirembe, sadly passed away in June 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Three other members were co-opted to the Board of Directors. The number of ordinary members therefore stands at 54. The organisation’s 8th Annual General Meeting was held on 12th August 2018 and was attended by 26 members, four members of the outgoing Board of Directors, 24 partners and 16 staff members.

Mr. Edward Ssemambo, the then secretary of the Board of Directors, taking the members through the minutes of the previous AGM

b) Trustees During 2017, the former Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Ms. Sheila Muwanga was elected to serve as a trustee. The organisation currently has a total of five trustees:

Mr. Kafuruka B. Ms. Fridah Mr. Jacob Ms. Sheila Mr. Adrian Biryomumaisho Kewodi Bukenya Muwanga Jjuuko 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 49

c) Board of Directors HRAPF’s Constitution provides that Board members may only serve two three year terms. During 2017, the second term of Ms. Sheila Muwanga (Chairperson), Mr. Stuart Kamya (Vice Chairperson), Mr. Walter Aliker (Treasurer), Ms. Nuruh Nakiwala and Ms. Patricia Atim came to an end. The only Board member who had served only a single term is Mr. Edward Ssemambo. During the Annual General Meeting, six new members were selected to serve on the Board of Directors: Ms. Tabitha Netuwa, Ms. Rose Kamuli Mwesigwe, Ms. Jacqueline Kasha Nabagesera, Ms. Christine Nakamatte, Mr. Daniel Mugoya and Mr. Alex Ssekatawa.

Board of Directors: serving from 12 August 2017

Mr. Edward Ms. Tabitha Mr. Alex Ms. Rose Kamuli Ssemambo Netuwa Ssekatawa Mwesigwa Chairperson Vice Chairperson General Secretary Treasurer

Ms. Jacqueline Mr. Daniel Ms. Christine Mr. Adrian Kasha Mugoya Nakamatte Jjuuko Nabagesera Member Member Ex officio Member 50 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

Outgoing Board members

Ms. Sheila Mr. Stuart Kamya Mr. Walter Aliker Muwanga Vice Chairperson Treasurer Chairperson

Ms. Nuruh Nakiwala Ms. Patricia Atim Member Member

d) The Secretariat

1. Adrian Jjuuko 2. Joaninne 3. Edward 4. Anthony Executive Director Nanyange Mwebaza Mutimba Ag. Deputy Director, Director, Executive Programmes Operations and Director Programme Support 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 51

5. Hellen 6. Patricia 7. Fariida 8. Elizabeth Naggirinya Kimera Ikyimaana Kemigisha Outreach Officer Head Access to Head Land and HIV Legal Assistant Justice Unit

9. Flavia 10. Susan 11. Julius 12. Charles Zalwango Baluka Ssentamu Wabwire Head Research & Legal Officer Outreach Officer - Legal Assistant Advocacy Unit Land & HIV ID No. HRAPF 038 ID No. ID No. HRAPF 043 ID No. STAFF IDENTIFICATION CARDSTAFF IDENTIFICATION CARD STAFF IDENTIFICATION HRAPF 044 ID No. CARD

ISSUE DATE: 01st September 2016ISSUE DATE: 01st September 2016 ISSUE DATE: 01st September 2016 VALIDITY: OPEN VALIDITY: OPEN VALIDITY: OPEN Monica Kurwenza Enos Kanyesigye Issuing O cer: Issuing O cer: IssuingRonald O cer: Wonder 13. Hope Harriet Legal14. Associate Monicah – Land 15. RamathanVolunteer 16.Volunteer Enos Holder’s Sign: Holder’s Sign:and HIV Holder’s Sign: Waseni Kurwenza Babu Kanyesigye Paralegal Legal Associate - Community Programs Land & HIV Paralegal Assistant 52 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

17. Sophie 18. Gerald 19. Catherine 20. Patrick Keturah Isabirye Mukankusi Kyagaba Namugenyi Finance Officer Administrative Administrative Head Human Officer Associate Resource & Administration

STAFF IDENTIFICATION CARD HRAPF 039 ID No.

ISSUE DATE: 01st September 2016 VALIDITY: OPEN Issuing O cer: Martha Kaitesi 21. Clovice 22. Denis Kisubi 23. Andrew Administrative24. Martha Assistant Holder’s Sign: Nyakatura Administrative Martin Mubiru Kaitesi Administrative Assistant Office Assistant Administrative Assistant Assistant

25. Evelyn 26. Betty 27. Justine Balya 28. Arajab Kamya Nakangu Balisalamu Legal Assistant Legal Assistant Office Assistant Legal Associate - Land & HIV 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 53

29. Ronald 30. Adipa 31. Marjorie Kolya 32. Ivan Busulwa Wonder Jemmimah Intern Intern Volunteer Volunteer Paralegal

35. Derrick Iduuli Intern

iv) Strengthening HRAPF’s Monitoring and Evaluation a) Routine M&E activities During the year, a number of routine monitoring and evaluation activities were carried out namely: • Weekly staff meetings • Weekly Division meetings • Monthly project progress reviews • Quarterly Division progress meetings • Mid-year and end-of-year progress review meetings • Quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors • Monthly management meetings • Bi-annual staff appraisals 54 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

These monitoring and evaluation activities were carried out in order to ensure that project aims are being achieved, that the different Divisions are well-coordinated and that challenges and issues can be identified and addressed in a timely manner.

b) End evaluation of HRAPF’s Strategic Plan 2013-2017 An external evaluation of HRAPF’s Strategic Plan 2013 – 2017 was carried out at the end of its implementation. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the strategy’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevanceand sustainability; and to specifically identify the major outcomes that the programme achieved during the five year period that it was in place. The assessment considered the overall achievements and impact of the strategic plan and the measure of success in reaching expected outcomes in a cost-efficient and cost-effective way. It furthermore served to inform the next strategic plan to be adopted for the period 2018 to 2022. The assessment was undertaken by an external consultant who conducted a desk- based review of key documents, interviews with key respondents as well as focus group discussions with beneficiaries and staff. The evaluation concluded that the 2013-2017 HRAPF Strategic Plan was largely fully implemented and thus achieved its objectives. Some of the targets set out in the Plan were exceeded and it was found that the greatest strength of HRAPF is its strategic positioning of working with marginalised groups that are hitherto not addressed by others as well as; the drive, commitment and vision of the leadership that has nurtured and sustained the Organisation. The evaluation noted that HRAPF had emerged a leader in providing legal aid services and advocating for rights of sexual minorities and other marginalised groups in Uganda and beyond. However, the evaluation noted that in order to sustain its activities, HRAPF needs to strengthen fundraising beyond donors as well as strengthen its monitoring, evaluation and learning component.

v) Mobilising Resources Along with the usual avenues of fundraising which is mainly through grants from development partners and to a small extent, the sale of HRAPF merchandise and membership fees, HRAPF has embarked on a new strategy over the course of the year. The organisation has purchased land in Kkomamboga to be used for various fundraising innovations in order to support the income of the organisation in a sustainable way. HRAPF is set on looking for further opportunities of becoming self-funded. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 55

FINANCIAL POSITION OF HRAPF IN 2017

3.0 STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES The organisation’s directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements, comprising the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash-flows for the year ended, and the notes tothe Financial Statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the Companies Act of Uganda 2012. The directors’ responsibilities include: implementing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organisation. The directors are required to prepare financial statements for each year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organisation as at the end of the financial year and of the operating results of the organisation for that year. It also requires the directors to ensure the organisation keeps proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the HRAPF. The directors accept responsibility for the financial statements set out on pages 12 to 30 which have been prepared using appropriate accounting policies supported by reasonable and prudent judgement and estimates, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards and the Companies Act of Uganda. The directors are of the opinion that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the financial affairs of the Organisation and of its operating results. The directors further accept responsibility for the maintenance of accounting records that may be relied upon in the preparation of financial statements, as well as adequate systems of internal financial control. The directors have made an assessment of the organisation’s ability to continue as a going concern and have no reason to believe the organisation will not be a going concern for the next twelve months from the date of this statement. The auditor is responsible for reporting on whether the annual financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards and the Companies Act of Uganda.

Approval of the financial statements The financial statements, as indicated above, were approved by the Board of Directors on...... 21/04/2018 2018 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr. Edward Ssemambo Mr. Alex Ssekatawa Board Chairperson Secretary 56 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

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To the Board of Directors of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF)

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2017; the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the statement of cash flows for the year ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes as set out on pages 13 to 30. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of HRAPF as at December 31, 2017, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and the Uganda Companies Act 2012.

Basis of Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and Guidelines issued by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of HRAPF in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Uganda, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Financial Statement of the current period. Key audit matters are selected from the matters communicated with those charged with governance but are not intended to represent all matters that were discussed with them. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Financial Statement as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRSs, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 57

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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. ‘Reasonable assurance’ is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of HRAPF’s internal control.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on HRAPF’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, then we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause HRAPF to cease to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

• We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. 58 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on other legal requirements

As required by the Companies Act, 2012; we report to you based on our audit, that:

i) We have obtained all the information and explanation which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of the audit; ii) In our opinion, proper books of account have been kept by HRAPF, so far as appears from our examination of those books; and iii) HRAPF’s financial statements are in agreement with the books of accounts.

The Engagement Partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is CPA Dativa Nabimanya - P0123.

Dativa Nabimanya DATIVA & ASSOCIATES Certified Public Accountants, Plot 31, Ntinda Road, Ntinda Complex 3rd floor, P. O. Box 1239, Kampala. Telephone: +256 312 104 097 Email: [email protected] Date: ...... 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 59

5.0 STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

2017 2016 Notes UGX UGX Income Grants and Donations 10.3 2,822,542,272 1,868,854,044 Other income 10.4 45,477,043 49,246,056 Realised Gains on Foriegn exchange 10.5 14,256,027 Total income 2,888,275,342 1,918,100,100

Expenditure Staff Costs 10.6 991,515,903 1,032,135,860 Operational Costs 10.7 421,365,916 478,035,210 Legaln Aid Costs 10.8 41,631,700 50,693,500 Paralegals & HR Training 10.9 148,307,670 145,470,100 Outreach/Awareness Costs 10.10 30,369,800 69,854,840 Research & Analysis of Laws 10.11 56,506,950 157,068,730 Advocacy Costs 10.12 154,913,230 103,624,890 Strategic Litigation 10.13 42,517,600 79,020,760 Publicity 10.14 216,598,420 120,742,400 Institutional Developmet 10.15 64,316,084 47,328,106 Monitoring & Evaluation 10.16 87,033,931 50,145,063 Total Expenditure 2,255,077,204 2,334,119,459

Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year 627,198,138 (416,019,359)

The notes on pages 17 to 30 form an integral part of the financial statements. 60 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

6.0 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017

2017 2016 Notes UGX UGX ASSETS Non-current Assets Property and equipment 10.17 254,618,949 Current assets Cash and bank 10.18 1,092,945,014 866,477,878 Prepayments 10.19 31,238,457 31,723,088 Staff Advances 10.20 29,486,250 27,869,166 Total 1,153,669,721 926,070,132

TOTAL ASSETS 1,408,288,670 926,070,132

FUNDS AND LIABILITIES FUNDS General Fund 10.21 (34,855,466) 58,835,685 Capital Fund 10.22 254,618,949 Restricted Fund 10.23 1,160,575,045 560,898,700 1,380,338,528 619,734,385 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Accruals and Payable 10.24 16,206,143 34,923,775 Flow Through Funds 10.25 11,743,999 271,411,972 27,950,142 306,335,747

TOTAL FUNDS AND LIABILITIES 1 ,408,288,670 926,070,132

st The Financial Statements were discussed and approved at the...... 31 Board of Directors’ meeting held on...... 21 of...... 2018April .

Mr. Edward Ssemambo Mr. Alex Ssekatawa Board Chairperson Secretary

The notes on pages 17 to 30 form an integral part of the financial statements. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF 61

7.0 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

Capital General Restricted Total Notes Fund Fund Fund UGX UGX UGX UGX Balance at 1 January 2016 1,199,068,033 - 1,199,068,033

Surplus for the year (416,019,359) - (416,019,359)

Prior year Adjustments (163,314,290) - (163,314,290)

Transfer to restricted fund (560,898,699) 560,898,699

Balance as at December 31, 2016 58,835,685 560,898,699 619,734,384

Balance as at January 01, 2017 58,835,685 560,898,699 619,734,384

Revalued of Assets at fair value 182,669,579 - - 182,669,579

Additions during the year 123,167,090 - - 123,167,090

Depreciation charge for the year (51,217,720) - - (51,217,720)

Prior year Adjustments 10.26 - 133,406,005 1 133,406,006

Transfer from restricted fund - (19,846,126) 19,846,126

Surplus for the year - 627,198,138 - 627,198,138

Transfer to restricted fund - (579,830,219) 579,830,219

Transfer for Capital fund - (254,618,949) (254,618,949)

Balance as at December 31, 2017 254,618,949 (34,855,466) 1,160,575,045 1,380,338,528

The notes on pages 17 to 30 form an integral part of the financial statements. 62 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | HRAPF

8.0 STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017.

2017 2016 Cash flows from Operating Activities Notes UGX UGX Surplus for the period 627,198,138 (416,019,359) Add: Depreciation 51,217,720 Cash flow before working capital 678,415,858 (416,019,359) adjustments

Movement in working capital Increase in advances (1,617,084) (15,500,687) Decrease in prepayments 484,631 5,043,288 Increase/Decrease in Accruals and (18,717,632) 6,424,835 Payables (19,850,085) (4,032,564)

Total Cash flow from Operating activities 658,565,773 (420,051,923)

Prior year adjustments (49,263,574) (163,314,290) Increase/Decrease in Flow Through Funds (259,667,973) 271,411,973 (308,931,547) 108,097,683 Cash flow from investing activities - Purchase of land - Investment Properties (80,067,200) - Purchase of furniture (12,644,000) - Purchase of office Equipment (2,013,000) - Purchase of computers (28,442,890) - Total Cash flow from investing activities (123,167,090) -

Cash flow from Financing Activities Exchange loss/(gain) - Total Cash flow from Financing Activities - Increase / (Decrease) in cash and cash 226,467,136 (311,954,240) equivalent Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning 866,477,878 1,178,432,118 Cash and Cash Equivalents for the end of 10.18 1,092,945,014 866,477,878 the year1

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