FIDA Uganda has released its progress report for the PACER project, which promotes access to justice and human rights in West Nile (Arua and Terego) and Karamoja (Moroto, Napak and Kaabong). The project runs from May 2024 to December 2027 with support from the Danish partnership.
By September 2026, PACER had handled 23,243 legal aid cases. That is 102% of its target for the whole project, reached more than a year early. Women and girls brought 68.3% of these cases, and the project’s 60 Community Legal Volunteers handled 76% of them. Clients recovered UGX 245.8 million and 43 acres of land. The project also gave legal aid to 449 persons with disabilities and 139 refugees.
The project also changed how institutions treat women and girls. Police in Arua and Moroto now issue police bond free of charge. In Napak, survivors of sexual violence no longer pay for the medical examinations they need as evidence. Courts now hear family and children’s cases within two weeks. In Karamoja, Kaabong police now have an SGBV desk, and a new police post serves the Ik community. At national level, FIDA Uganda won a landmark ruling from the Equal Opportunities Commission that forcing pregnant students to take compulsory leave is discriminatory.
For 2026–2027, the project will focus on legislative reform, survivor protection and extending legal aid to underserved and displaced communities.
