Sophie Kyagulanyi
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| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, human rights activist |
Sophie Kyagulanyi is a human rights activist and lawyer who works for Oxfam in Uganda.
Education[edit]
Kyagulanyi received a Bachelor of Law, at Makerere University where she studied from 1998 to 2001.[1]
Career[edit]
Kyagulanyi worked[when?] as Democratic Governance Coordinator for Action Aid Uganda and also Women in Leadership Programme Manager at Forum for Women in Democracy.[1] She worked as a Legal Research and Advocacy Coordinator with the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative from 2001 to 2005.[2][1][failed verification] Kyagulanyi is currently the Governance and Accountability Manager at Oxfam in Uganda.[1] She was a founding member of DefendDefenders[3][4] and became chairperson in 2019.[5]
Kyagulanyi has several articles and citations.[third-party source needed][6][7] In June 2020, she wrote a blog post titled COVID19 - A reminder why access to water is a human right.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sophie Kyagulanyi | Oxfam in Horn, East and Central Africa". heca.oxfam.org. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "AFRICAN DEFENDERS | Final Communiqué on the 6th hybrid EHAHRD-Net focal point meeting". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Staff – DefendDefenders". Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Annual Report 2019 – DefendDefenders". 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Agencies (2018-07-01). "Uganda introduces social media tax despite criticism". TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "HRDA Uganda". www.ugandacivicspace.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "COVID 19 – A reminder why access to water is a human right | Oxfam in Horn, East and Central Africa". heca.oxfam.org. Retrieved 2021-04-29.