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Rights Violations in Uganda's Oil Sector

According to reports, oil communities have accused petroleum firms of violating human rights in the country.

Uganda: Human Rights Report Pins Oil Firms On Sexual Harassment

Observer, 25 March 2014

A new report by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has highlighted a lot of human rights violations in the petroleum sector. Read more »

Oil firms in Uganda accused of human rights violation (file photo).

Uganda: Uganda Contractors Assured On Oil Deals

EA Business, 24 March 2014

Members of the Construction Hardware and Dealers Association (CHADA) have been assured of business in the oil and gas industry. However, they have been told to first get organized… Read more »
Uganda: Term Extension Plot a Threat to Oil Governance

Observer, 23 March 2014

From proposing ridiculous laws to accepting bribes from the executive, Uganda's Parliament cannot be accused of credibility. Read more »
Uganda: Petroleum Institute Collapsing

Observer, 16 March 2014

For an institution that was envisaged to produce skilled manpower for Uganda's oil sector, the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) looks like one big anticlimax. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Denies Delaying Oil Output

EA Business, 10 March 2014

The government is not intentionally delaying production of oil, but rather taking necessary precautionary measures to get the best out of industry. Read more »
East Africa: Oil and Gas Boom Promises Riches, but Experts Fear Only Elites Will Benefit

AlertNet, 10 March 2014

The oil and gas bonanza in East Africa is changing the power dynamics of one of the poorest regions in the world, promising to free governments from long dependence on foreign aid… Read more »

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Oil Firms Accept Uganda's Oil Blueprint

The government has sighed a memorandum of understanding with oil companies to support sustainable development of the petroleum resources discovered in western Uganda. Read more »
- Uganda: Oil Firms Accept Uganda Blueprint
- Uganda: Uganda Edges Closer to Oil Production
Uganda Oil Debate Heats Up

Civil society organisations have hit back at President Yoweri Museveni's accusations that some members of parliament and NGOs were representing "foreign interests" during the ... Read more »
- Uganda: Civil Society Coalition On Oil Hits Back At Museveni Jibes
- Uganda: President Museveni's Speech to Parliament in Full