A new tax on goods and services is being proposed in Uganda to fund HIV and AIDS prevention and protection programmes. But the idea has sparked a debate about government performance in managing funds

href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=human+rights+defenders+uganda&un…">cc P S[/urlNorthern Uganda is rising from the debris of a long conflict involving the rebel Lord’s Resistance Movement. Many challenges remain especially on land issues. But human rights defenders are trying to help.

Many Ugandans do not feel that there is much to celebrate in a country where politics is about self-enrichment through corruption. But there is a growing realisation of the need to mobilise and agitate for genuine change.