CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP A PROTECTION MANUAL FOR THE NATIONAL COALITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UGANDA

The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U) is a registered membership organization of organizations and individual Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) that was formed in 2013. NCHRD-U’s mandate is to protect and promote the work of HRDs in a safe and secure environment. It seeks to strengthen the work of HRDs throughout the country through synergy and collaboration at national and international level to enhance the protection mechanisms for HRDs and their capacity to effectively defend human rights. NCHRD-U focuses its work in all regions in Uganda.

The Coalition Secretariat has partnership with various protection service providers collaborated to support HRDs’ protection in Uganda. NCHRDU is a membership organization that operates under three programs; protection and emergency response, capacity building, and advocacy and networking. Additionally, the Coalition works to reinforce preventive and responsive protection mechanism for HRDs at National and grassroot level in Uganda.