Join us for a conversation with Nicholas Opiyo, one of Uganda’s leading human rights lawyers, Founder of Chapter Four Uganda, and Senior Director, Human Rights, at the African Middle Eastern Leadership Project. Drawing on his frontline experience defending civil liberties, free expression, and the rule of law, Opiyo will share legal and civic strategies citizens and institutions can deploy to resist authoritarian practices. This discussion will examine how courts, civil society, and international norms intersect in moments of democratic backsliding and offer concrete reflections on safeguarding rights, strengthening accountability, and protecting spaces for resistance.