The workers strike began today, 04th June, 2012. The workers are demanding for the minimum wage, industrial Court, workers involvement in NSSF affairs and the amendment of the NSSF Act to cater for workers” interests, among other demands.

Many workers have kept around Kampala in the City Centre and waited for instructions from their leaders.
The workers threatened to camp in the offices of the government Ministries if the government continues being adamant.

The workers said they will not keep quiet until their demands are met and not leaving the city centre even if they arrested or tear gassed.

They say that they are protected by law and when they are arrested, others will takeover and when released they shall come back to the campaign.

The workers and their leaders first stormed offices of concerned Ministries and demanded that the “long standing workers” demands that fall within the jurisdiction of particular Ministries be handled. But the turn up for the workers in today’s demonstration was minimum.

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Work Experience Placements in UK: Applications invited for 3 months training & work experience placements in London.

International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) is an initiative set up by leading law firms and academics, which aims to develop African lawyers’ legal skills in international law, banking and finance, corporate and commercial law and dispute resolution in an international context.

Applications are invited from qualified lawyers:

• · Working or seeking to work in private practice or government service
• · Committed to developing their legal skills in international law, commercial law and/or dispute resolution

Candidate Specification

• · Degree in law or and admitted to practice as a lawyer in home jurisdiction
• · Excellent academics (minimum of a 2.1 or equivalent) from a university with a reputable law faculty
• · Professional legal experience at the national level, with emphasis in public international law, corporate and commercial or banking and finance law
• · Experience as Government/state lawyers in the context of international law preferable
• · Not more than associate level post-qualification experience i.e. not a partner
• · Fluency in spoken and written English essential
• · Written undertaking to complete the placement
• · Written undertaking to return home after completion of the placement

The Placement

Candidates will be placed with commercial law firms. As such, their legal expertise should match those of the host firm’s areas of practice e.g. corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution (arbitration, litigation and ADR), public international law, banking and finance.

Candidates will be provided with:

• · Visa application assistance
• · Visa fee
• · Flight arrangements
• · Airfares
• · Appropriate accommodation (food and laundry facilities not provided)
• · A weekly allowance
• · Monthly travel card for buses and underground trains which cover travel in the London area only

For more information and application, see: Work Experience Placements in UK.

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 Members of opposition political parties inUgandaare preparing themselves to vote their respective representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly come the month of April 2012. The chief Legal advisor of the Democratic Party, Mukasa Mbidde says that he is surprised that some people in DP are preparing themselves to vote on an order of court. “For me I am already an MP in East African parliament by court order and not as a subject of DP vote,” he told our informer yesterday. Mbidde says he is already MP because no organ of DP has appellate jurisdiction over the East African Court of Justice. He says that those DP members preparing to verse him should instead lodge an appeal with the court in question in order to over turn the court ruling than dressing up to a contest that never will. Mbidde says that those who know him would have expect him to have launched a deadly campaign if there would be any elections on the subject.

 The applicants in the case were two. DP seeking to have a right to front a candidate by court declaring the current law void. DP was represented by Mbidde. The second applicant was Mbidde seeking for a right to stand as a candidate on the ticket of the first applicant himself represented by his lawyer, Justine Semuyaba. The orders were passed and DP has a right to front a candidate and Mukasa Mbidde has a right to be the candidate.

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A controversy in assignments has risen up between Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) office and the resident district commissioners across the country.

Under Ugandan laws it is the Inspector General of Government (IGG) mandated to follow up the corrupt public servants and bring them to book.

However the president of Uganda , Gen. Yoweri Museveni after realizing that something was may be not going on well in the IGG’s office, has assigned RDC’s to investigate corruption in their areas of jurisdiction.

The RDC for Wakiso, Dan Kaguta tells this informer that Museveni has directed all RDC’s to add probing corruption on their duty roster.  Kaguta says that the corrupt should now develop high blood pressure because RDCs are out to hunt them in their hideouts.

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International Criminal Court (ICC) suspect and former director of military intelligence in Libya—was captured in the south of Libya. His arrest follows the reported capture on 19 November 2011 of ICC suspect Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, former Libyan government spokesman and son of former Libyan leader of Muammar Gaddafi. The ICC is the world’s first and only permanent international court to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

“The Coalition welcomes the arrest of the ICC suspects as a positive step towards accountability in Libya,” said William R. Pace, convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court—a global network of over 2,500 civil society organizations in 150 countries advocating for a fair, effective and independent ICC and improved access to justice for victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. “We now urge Libya ’s interim leaders to ensure that this accountability is fully carried through and justice is brought to victims of the alleged crimes committed in Libya ,” Pace said.

Abdullah Al-Senussi and Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi are both wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Libya since 15 February 2011. Muammar Gaddafi, for whom an ICC arrest warrant had also been issued, died on 20 October 2011. Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011), which unanimously referred the situation in Libya to the ICC, the competent Libyan authorities are obligated to cooperate fully with the Court, including in the arrest of ICC suspects.

Under the Rome Statute, the Court’s founding treaty, Libyan authorities have primary jurisdiction over crimes committed in their country. However, in light of their obligations under UNSC Resolution 1970—and in keeping with their obligations contained in Article 89(1) of the Rome Statute, in the ICC warrants of arrest, as well as in the request for the arrest and surrender of the suspects to the Court—it is essential that the Libyan authorities facilitate the transfer of the suspects to the ICC. If the Libyan authorities have identified any problems that may impede or prevent the transfer of the suspects they must consult with the ICC without delay.

According to the Statute, if the Libyan authorities wish to assert their right to try the suspects in Libya, they must—at the earliest opportunity—challenge the admissibility of the cases on the grounds that they are independently and impartially investigating, or prosecuting, the same individuals for the same crimes at national level. This admissibility determination would be made by ICC judges. The transfer of the suspects to The Hague would not prevent the Libyan authorities from undertaking future domestic proceedings against the suspects for other alleged crimes.

On the other hand, should the Libyan authorities allege that the immediate execution of an ICC request for cooperation would interfere with ongoing investigations or prosecutions of a case different from that to which the request relates, they must consult with the ICC and may postpone the execution of the request for a period of time agreed upon with the ICC, but no longer than is necessary to complete the relevant investigation or prosecution in the requested state. If a decision to postpone is taken, the ICC prosecutor may still seek measures to preserve evidence.

“At this time, the most important principle to keep in mind is that the Libyan authorities must abide by the rules of the ICC statute so as to ultimately allow the two suspects to face independent and impartial proceedings for alleged crimes against humanity,” Pace stressed. “In this respect, the Coalition calls on the interim government in Libya to ensure the safety of the suspects and the delivery of due process.”

Meanwhile, the ICC retains jurisdiction over events in Libya since 15 February 2011, even after UNSC Resolution 2016 which ended the UN mandate allowing military intervention and terminated the no-fly zone. Libyan authorities consequently continue to be obligated to prevent and investigate any potential ICC crimes on their territory.

In a public letter sent to the president of Libya ’s transitional government on 27 October 2011, the Coalition also urged Libya ’s interim leaders to move quickly to ratify key international human rights and humanitarian law treaties, in particular the Rome Statute.

“It is crucial for the transitional government to demonstrate its commitment to justice and human rights by moving quickly to ratify key international human rights and humanitarian law treaties, in particular the Rome Statute,” Pace added. “It is equally important for the interim authorities to strengthen the national justice system’s capacity to ensure accountability and the rule of law.”

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