Initiativen · Corporate Social Responsibility

The firm beyond the brief.

In the spirit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, CR. Amanya Advocates has established one of the leading pro bono programs among Ugandan law firms.

Our commitment

Our pro bono commitment is key to who we are — and the reason many of our lawyers 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.

We have no single "signature" project — our program is as diverse as the interests of our legal team and the needs of justice. We carry a heavy load of impact cases, involving the death penalty, political asylum, election reform, criminalization of speech, media freedom and religious freedom, among many other areas.

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 ever handle.

Our work covers the full range of our lawyers' skills — including transactional work and counselling for non-profits and non-governmental organisations.

Why we serve

“Few may have the greatness to bend history itself. But each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope — and those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

— Robert F. Kennedy

Who we stand for

Representation for those the system reaches last.

Impact litigation

Death penalty and due process — challenging capital sentences, and the plight of persons held for years on remand without a hearing or conviction.
Political asylum — acting for persons compelled to flee persecution and seeking the law's protection in a new country.
Election reform — petitions and advocacy in support of freer, fairer and more accountable electoral processes.
Speech and media freedom — resisting the criminalization of expression, and defending the press's right to report.
Religious freedom — protecting the right of individuals and communities to practise their faith without interference.

Individual representation

In addition to handling high-profile cases, we represent many disadvantaged individuals — such as a family facing wrongful eviction from the land and home they depend on; a woman who has survived brutal domestic violence and needs the law to stand between her and her abuser; or a widow denied her inheritance rights upon the death of her spouse, stripped of property that is lawfully hers.

We appear for journalists facing court for stories written in the public interest, and for persons denied due process through years spent on remand awaiting a trial that never comes.

Their cases rarely make headlines — but for them, the outcome is everything.

TrustLaw

We partner with TrustLaw, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters, to provide pro bono legal services to social enterprises aiming to make a difference — the least we can do in the struggle to eradicate poverty, change lives and meet development goals.

In the field

Conservation of the environment.

We partnered with other organisations to celebrate World Environment Day.

Community legal outreach.

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CSR Activity · Conservation

World Environment Day 2021

We partnered with other organisations to celebrate World Environment Day — planting one acre of bamboo for the parish, for ecosystem restoration.

Our Lady of Grace, Nandere Parish · 5 June 2021

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CSR Activity · Access to justice

Legal Aid Clinic

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More initiatives

Mentorship Program With Rotary, Rotaract and Makerere School of Law — guiding youth, especially the girl child. CRAA Academy Specialised legal, governance and management training — clients get one course free. Karriere Hands-on training at the forefront, and a clear path to the top.

Pro bono

Think your matter qualifies?

Pro bono capacity is limited, and the program is administered with the same seriousness as every paid engagement. Contact the firm to discuss whether your matter qualifies for support.

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