The laws that govern behaviour on our streets have had a chilling effect on freedom of speech. Ambiguous wording in legislation and confused enforcement protocols have led to a spate of arrests for legitimate speech and protest. We are working to improve the law and to change how the law is enforced so that you can speak in public with confidence.

The parents of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl find themselves in a thoroughly unenviable position. Their daughter, Alta, is ventilator dependent. Her prognosis gives her two more years to live, but the NHS Trust want to remove the support even though they accept this will result in a much sooner death.

Faith representatives from Christian and Muslim communities in Kampala take legal action against government-imposed closure of places of worship