Taking environmental matters to court, of course. But also standing up for the rights of lawyers and the judiciary, so that they can do their work undisturbed by national governments. According to Ugandan environmental lawyer Dickens Kamugisha, this is the way to fight environmental injustice.
‘You would rather not be put in a Ugandan police cell, certainly not between serious criminals. But I see it as part of my job.’ says Dickens Kamugisha, an environmental lawyer in Kampala, Uganda, and CEO of AFIEGO, an organization committed to environmental justice.
In Uganda, those who give citizens a voice are the enemy – Lawyers for Lawyers
Taking environmental matters to court, of course. But also standing up for the rights of lawyers and the judiciary, so that they can do their work undisturbed by national governments. According to Ugandan environmental lawyer Dickens Kamugisha, this is the way to fight environmental injustice.
‘You would rather not be put in a Ugandan police cell, certainly not between serious criminals. But I see it as part of my job.’ says Dickens Kamugisha, an environmental lawyer in Kampala, Uganda, and CEO of AFIEGO, an organization committed to environmental justice.
In Uganda, those who give citizens a voice are the enemy – Lawyers for Lawyers
