In the spirit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, CR. Amanya Advocates has established one of the leading law firms in Uganda pro bono programs. Our pro bono commitment is key to who we are and is the reason why many of our lawyers in uganda have made their professional home here. We believe that all lawyers in Uganda have a moral obligation to do pro bono work, and we strive to be the best there is. Our commitment to pro bono is as broad as it is deep. We have no single “signature” project—our program is as diverse as the interests of our legal team and the needs of justice. We have a heavy load of “impact” cases. Our impact cases involve the death penalty, political asylum, election reform, criminalization of speech, media freedom and religious freedom, among many other areas.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility
This work sometimes involves representing unpopular clients whose cases can be the toughest ones our firm handles. But these are often the most meaningful cases our lawyers in uganda ever handle.
In addition to handling high-profile cases, we represent many disadvantaged individuals, such as; families facing wrongful eviction from real estate property or land, women who have been the victims of brutal domestic violence, wives who have been denied their inheritance rights on the death of a spouse, journalists facing court for stories they have written. People who have been wrongfully denied due legal process through long prison remands without conviction.
Our work covers the full range of our lawyers’ skills, including transactional work and counseling for non-profits and non-governmental organizations.
We encourage our lawyers in Uganda to devote 15% of their time to pro bono work. For we believe, in the words of Robert Kennedy, that while “few may have the greatness to bend history itself” each time an individual “stands up for an ideal, or works to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. And those ripples, crossing each other from a million centers of energy and daring, build a current that can sweep done the mightiest walls of resistance and oppression.”
We partner with Trust Law, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters, to provide pro bono legal services to social enterprises aiming to make a difference. We work with many organisations and believe it is the least we can do in the struggle to eradicate poverty, change lives and meet the millennium development goals.
We know our clients’ brands inside and out to create bespoke campaigns that bring the brand story to life, engage with consumers and inspire the media.
Our CSR Activities
Conservation of the environment
