UGANDA

Participants looked at the problem of poverty through a justice lens. When asked for
their definition of ‘justice’, they described a vision of social justice, and focused on socioeconomic
rights. They did not focus on formal justice, courts and civil-political rights, but
on concepts of fairness, equal distribution of resources and equal opportunities.
“The law favours rich people only and justice is not for the
poor.”
said a youth in Luwero. In Tororo this was repeated;
“Someone who is poor cannot have justice.”
THEMATIC ISSUES
Participants in Mbarara believe that resources are unequally
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