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Representatives of the signatory countries to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – began their second work meeting with a call to work together, strengthening multilateralism and cooperation to defend people’s fundamental access rights and to foster sustainable development in the region, in line with the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda.
At the Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement, which is being held virtually this December 9-10 under the auspices of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, the representatives of the 24 Latin American and Caribbean nations that have already signed the treaty will continue analyzing the topics to be addressed at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, along with strategies and partnerships for the Agreement’s prompt entry into force and impl
Daily Monitor
Friday December 11 2020
A protester in Kampala during the November 18/19 demonstrations against the arrest of NUP Flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. The protests left over 50 people dead with scores injured PHOTO/FILE/NMG.
Summary
Of the 54 people who lost lives in the protests, government says 22 were killed by stray bullets.
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The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has resolved to prosecute security personnel and government officials over their role in the quelling of the November 18 and November 19 countrywide protests that left at least 54 people dead and scores injured.
ULS president Pheona Wall Nabasa on Wednesday asked the public to identify all the errant security personnel and report them to their secretariat with a view of having them prosecuted.