Landslide victims take Ugandan Government to court

Victims of a landslide in the Bududa District of Uganda have recently filed a lawsuit against the country's Government, alleging it has failed to uphold its human rights obligations to protect threatened communities.
The Ugandan Government has been aware of the risk of landslides in Bududa for many years, reporting more than 400 landslides in the Mount Elgon region - where Bududa is located - between 2008 and 2018. These landslides caused the death of hundreds of people and displaced thousands more.
In December 2019, another major landslide in Bududa caused more than 30 confirmed deaths with many others reported missing. As a result of sustained government inaction, 48 people who were directly impacted or lost family members in this disaster, are taking their case to Uganda's High Court at Mbale.
They allege that, by failing to act on the known landslide risk, the Ugandan Government has violated their rights to life, property and the right to a clean and healthy environment.
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