EU honors human rights defenders

 Crispin Kaheru CCEDU boss

The European Union (EU) has awarded three Ugandan activists for their outstanding role in defending human rights.

Pamela Judith Agwech, the executive director of Gulu Women's Economic Development and Globalisation (GWED-G) was the overall winner of the 2017 European Union Human Rights Defenders Award.

Adrian Jjuuko, the executive of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum - Uganda (HRAPF) and Crispin Kaheru the coordinator of Citizen's Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) were first and second runner-up respectively.

Kaheru, in 2016, conceptualized and ran an innovative and motivational voter education campaigns called topowa (don't give up) thru CCEDU that persuaded a record 67% Ugandans to vote.

He also filed a successful amias curiae application, swearing the sole affidavit, which set a precedent for independent actors who wish to participate in litigation on their own initiative in Uganda.