Caroline Adoch is a Ugandan lawyer and human rights advocate. She is the first woman to hold a Doctorate of Law (LL.D) degree from Makerere University which was awarded to her on the 23rd May 2022.[1][2][3]
Caroline Adoch | |
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| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | St. Agnes Catholic Girl's Primary Boarding School Naggalama, St. Mary's Namagunga, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Cambridge, Makerere University |
| Occupation | Lawyer And Human Rights Advocate |
Education
editAdoch attended St. Agnes Catholic Girl's Primary Boarding School Naggalama, where she attained her Primary Leaving Examination Certificate. She attended Mount St. Mary's Namagunga for both her O-level and A-level education.[1][2] She attended the University of Dar es Salaam for her Bachelor's of Laws from 2004 to 2007,[1][2] and attained her Master's degree of Laws (LL.M) in 2010 from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom after being awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship.[2][3][4] She attained a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from Makerere University on the 23rd May 2022, making her the first woman to attain a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from the university.[5]
Her doctoral thesis was titled "Access to Gender Justice in Uganda: A Feminist Analysis of Experience of Rape victims in the Reporting and Prosecution Process" which Professor Sylvia Tamale supervised.[2][3][6]
Career
editIn 2012, Adoch joined Makerere University's School of Law as a teaching assistant. She later became an assistant lecturer at the same university where she lectured courses that included human rights, public internal law, administrative law and constitutional law.[1] In March 2019, She became the senior associate at CivSource.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ssali, Zaam (2022-05-24). "Ms. Caroline Adoch: First Female Doctor of Laws (LL.D) of Makerere University Recipient". Makerere University News. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e Bob, Balam (2022-05-24). "Caroline Adoch is the First Female Doctor of Laws recipient from Makerere". Campus Trend UG. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ a b c "Adoch believes political will checks impunity and lawlessness". Monitor. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Lumu, David. "Trailblazing Dr Adoch provides legal ray of hope for rape victims". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ cfeditoren (2022-05-24). "We will use research to serve our country". Uganda. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "We will use research to serve our country". Monitor. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Civsource, CivSource (2019). "Inside CivSource 2019, Stepping Out With Boldness & Style" (PDF).
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