Uganda seen as “political” and therefore as “no-go areas”. Media lobby groups are numerous but weak and lack a committed membership that takes the promotion of media freedom seriously. Members do not pay their annual subscription or make contributions. These groups include the Eastern Africa Media Institute Uganda Chapter (EAMI-U), the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA), the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), the Masaka Journalists Association (MAJA), the Ankole Media Club (AMEC), the West Nile Journalists Association (WAJA), the Mid-North Press Club, the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC), the Eastern Uganda Press Club, the Rwenzori Press Club, the Busoga Media Advocacy Group, the Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF), the Uganda Media Women’s Association, the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJ), the Journalists Human Rights Forum, and the Uganda Journalists Safety Committee. From time to time, media lobby groups do take action against violations of media freedom. For example, earlier this year, the Human Rights Journalists Network organized a demonstration against police harassment of journalists, and EAMI-U petitioned the Constitutional Court over sections of the Penal Code that curtail media freedom. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 Average: 2.0 Overall score for sector 1: 2.4 African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007 9