The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is a proposed 1,445-kilometer pipeline that will transport oil from Kabaale, Hoima, Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port in Tanzania. This Human Rights Impact Assessment report highlights the social, environmental, cultural, and human rights risks of the EACOP for communities located along the proposed pipeline corridor. Co-researched and produced by Global Rights Alert (GRA), Civic Response on Environment and Development (CRED), Northern Coalition for Extractives and Environment (NCEE), and Oxfam, it identifies and documents the actual and potential human rights implications of this major infrastructure project and makes recommendations to the governments and the companies to mitigate the adverse impacts and to increase the positive impacts of this project and advocate for inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability. 

Uganda has finalised the candidature application process to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). This brings it a step closer to becoming and EITI implementing Country. Download a copy of the Uganda EITI workplan and have an idea on how Uganda plans to implement this initiative which aims at improving the governance of Extractive Industries.

The year 2019 was a remarkable one for Global Rights Alert. As an organization, We registered great strides in our work in extractives while at the same time, built on the internal capacity of the institution. Download a copy of our 2019 report and enjoy the read.

Global Rights Alert has developed a simple Guide to the Land Acquisition Bill, 2018. This guide is to provide an opportunity for citizens to understand the Bill and make informed input on whether Uganda actually needs such a law or not, and what kind of safe guards are necessary to protect the rights of Ugandans while at the same time allowing government to undertake strategic investments on land.