49: Bwiite Lydia on fighting for justice in Uganda

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 5 a.m.

When Bwiite Lydia was a young girl, she witnessed her widowed grandmother have her land taken by a family member.\xa0 The event sparked her desire to support people facing injustice, especially women.\xa0 Now a human rights lawyer, we talk about what it takes to fight for her clients and her current role supporting marginalized workers in Uganda.\xa0

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