@ShellsLies Adv Tumusiime “It is disturbing that the Govt of #Uganda is harassing its citizens to serve the interests of the investors without following all the due processes regarding land acquisition & compensation,' Adv Tumusiime, human rights lawyer
#StopEACOP #EndFuelsFossil
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⚖️ Ugandan environmental & human rights lawyer Adv Tumusiime was beaten & robbed of court files, diary & phone on his way to court. He represents people being evicted for #EACOP & #StopEACOP #EndFossilFuels activists being prosecuted for peaceful protest
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The attack on my friend & comrade Adv Tumusiime this morning—on his way to Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court to defend his clients—is unfortunate and I strongly condemn it. Ordinary thieves are not interested in court files in the possession of a Human Rights Defender.

We stand in solidarity with lawyer Adv Tumusiime & we're extremely worried about this attack, the latest case in a long list of reprisals against activists involved in the #StopEacop campaign in #Uganda 👇

Fisherfolk residing around Lake Albert have written to CNOOC Uganda Limited & TotalEnergies Uganda asking the oil companies to address water run-off from the Tilenga area, historical pollution, population influx & others that have hurt fisherfolks' livelihoods.

The upcoming All African Movement Assembly( #AAMA2024 ) will take place in #Accra , #Ghana , in August of this year. This gathering serves as a platform for members, the core team, the Coordinating Collective, Ambassadors, and supporters to come together, hold each other accountable,

🗣️ GAS IS A FOSSIL FUEL!

The World Bank has committed to aligning with the #ParisAgreement and yet its methodology for ensuring projects are aligned is not rigorous enough.

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#GasIsNotGreen #WorldBankWorldProblems

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#AfricansRising is preparing for its largest annual mobilization - African Liberation Week (ALW) which will be observed from the 20th - 26th of May, 2024. This year, we are celebrating the week under the broad theme “A Borderless Africa for All Africans”.

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We won the 2024 African Advancement Awards for Social Justice and Advocacy. This is the African people's win, this movement embodies our collective efforts to build a #BorderlessAfrica .

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The #African sRising Africa Liberation Week( #ALW ) is the largest #PanAfrican mobilisation happening every year during the week of #May25 / #AfricaDay . This year we are mobilizing around #African unity for a #BorderlessAfrica .

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📢Happening now! Communities coming together to refuse intimidation from the government and TotalEnergies. Both oil project-affected and EACOP project-affected communities are saying enough is enough! We'll keep you posted on activities on the ground. #StopEACOP ! ✊✊

Police have been deployed on the ground to sabotage the peaceful demonstration in Hoima involving the families affected by the Tilenga project... The people united can never be defeated. StopEACOP #StopEACOP

Police in Uganda are breaking up a peaceful protest of families being forcefully evicted by TotalEnergies' Tilenga oil project. Amongst many concerns, households say compensation offered is not the true value of their properties
#StopEACOP Witness Radio - Uganda
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@ShellsLies TotalEnergies Witness Radio - Uganda Students Against Eacop Uganda🇺🇬 Fridays For Future Uganda Don't Gas Africa Natural Justice Extinction Rebellion Scotland Extinction Rebellion Nederland Zaki Mamdoo Extinction Rebellion Paris / Île-de-France Extinction Rebellion France 🐝🌺 bob barigye Court case on Tilenga oil project says TotalEnergies did not adequately prepare for & respond to potential threats, nor assess potential for severe harm, nor respond when warned of the risks & didn't act on human rights abuses already committed
#StopEACOP
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Oil affected Communities come together to tell @govUganda, TotalEnergies @CNOOCUganda that Judicial power is derived from the people and shall be exercised by the courts with the values, norms and aspirations of the people amidst #EvictionThreats #Threats against activists.

Happening Now!! #OILCOMMUNITIES in Uganda ask government through courts to adjudicate their cases expeditiously amidst #EVICTIONS . Communities are on verge of #Eviction for orders given in 4 days without being heard last year in December. Read more
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During the peaceful demonstration, the affected communities urge the government to halt evictions, compensate locals fairly, protect #humanrights , prevent further abuses by government and corporate entities, and address land disputes before proceeding with the project
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