Combating gender-based violence
Patrick Kamara hosts Uganda Police’s Ruth Kintu and Emmanuel Kashaija on KFM’s Hot Seat show for a discussion on combating gender-based violence (GBV). Listen to the podcast version below;
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Uganda loses Shs31 trillion annually to gender-based violence – Report
A new report on budgeting for peace released by the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) has revealed that Uganda incurs substantial economic losses due to gender-based violence (GBV). The country loses an estimated Shs31 trillion annually as a result of the socio-economic impact of violence against women and girls. […]
Inclusive data collection to end GBV in older age needed
Human rights experts have called for inclusive data collection to end gender-based violence in older age. According to a group of UN and regional human rights experts, the lack of data and reliable information on the extent of gender-based violence in older age is a major obstacle to effectively addressing […]
Parliament asked to fast-track returned gender bills
Rights activists under their umbrella body the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) have appealed to parliament to fast-track gender bills that were recently returned to the 11th parliament. The call has been made during the belated commemoration event of International Human Rights Day which also marked the end of the global […]
Speaker Among calls for implementation of laws against GBV
The speaker of Parliament, Hon. Anita Among has challenged the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, to implement laws against gender-based violence among women and girls. She was speaking at the launch of the 16 days of activism against women and girls at parliament where she revealed that government […]