Kasese paralegals commissioned
Sep 08, 2009
Forty-five paralegals were on Friday commissioned in Kasese to sensitise the public about legal procedures in cases concerned with violation of women’s and children’s rights.
By John Nzinjah
Forty-five paralegals were on Friday commissioned in Kasese to sensitise the public about legal procedures in cases concerned with violation of women’s and children’s rights.
The paralegals will advise victims on what to do and where to go for redress. Officiating over the commissioning at the end of a five-day training workshop, Kasese deputy Resident District Commissioner, Wilson Isingoma, said: “I warn you against the temptation of exhorting money from the poor women and children you (paralegals) are supposed to help free of charge.â€
He said many people were ignorant of what to do when their rights are violated. He hailed the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative for organising the training.
Isingoma noted that Kasese was one of the districts that registered cases of widows being chased away by their in-laws, defilement, battering and early marriages.
The project, is sponsored by the European Union and HIVOS under the Human Rights and Good Governance programme. It is organised by the human rights initiative through the Rwenzori Peace Bridge for Reconciliation.
Speaking at the function held at Kasese Catholic Diocese Social Services Hall, the executive director, of the Rwenzori Peace Bridge for Reconciliation, Nelson Ndungo, said the training was the first of its kind in Kasese district in terms of course content.
He added that what the participants learnt was enough to make them “lawyers without shoes or village lawyersâ€.
Forty-five paralegals were on Friday commissioned in Kasese to sensitise the public about legal procedures in cases concerned with violation of women’s and children’s rights.
The paralegals will advise victims on what to do and where to go for redress. Officiating over the commissioning at the end of a five-day training workshop, Kasese deputy Resident District Commissioner, Wilson Isingoma, said: “I warn you against the temptation of exhorting money from the poor women and children you (paralegals) are supposed to help free of charge.â€
He said many people were ignorant of what to do when their rights are violated. He hailed the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative for organising the training.
Isingoma noted that Kasese was one of the districts that registered cases of widows being chased away by their in-laws, defilement, battering and early marriages.
The project, is sponsored by the European Union and HIVOS under the Human Rights and Good Governance programme. It is organised by the human rights initiative through the Rwenzori Peace Bridge for Reconciliation.
Speaking at the function held at Kasese Catholic Diocese Social Services Hall, the executive director, of the Rwenzori Peace Bridge for Reconciliation, Nelson Ndungo, said the training was the first of its kind in Kasese district in terms of course content.
He added that what the participants learnt was enough to make them “lawyers without shoes or village lawyersâ€.