Every time a country discovers oil, it comes under scrutiny and so its not surprising that the spotlight is now on Ugandan activities in the oil-rich Albertine region. Last year, the European Union Parliament called for the delay of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), expressing concern over human rights abuse and environmental degradation. It’s against this background that the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (has embarked on a campaign to engage the contractors involved in oil and gas activities as far as upholding human rights in concerned. Benard Mujuni, Commissioner for…
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