Aug
24
Uganda becomes the 28th State Party to the Maputo Protocol!
From: http://africa4womensrights.org
Published on 23 July 2010
The Coalition of the Campaign welcomes the ratification by Uganda of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), on July [...]
Apr
7
Press release
From: http://crisisgroup.org
Published on 28 June 2006
Nairobi/Brussels - Countries in crisis and the wider international community must do much more to support women’s involvement in solving Africa’s deadliest conflicts.
Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda, the latest Crisis Group report, assesses what [...]
Feb
19
From: http://isis.or.ug
Isis-WICCE and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have convened a three days international conference in Nairobi, Kenya beginning 7th December 2009 to share and highlight the potential and capacity of women living positively with HIV/AIDS in conflict and post conflict settings in taking lead in transforming themselves when money and resources [...]
Sep
21
From: http://allafrica.com
By Francis Emorut
Kampala, Uganda — A national policy on gender-based violence will be passed soon to deal with men who sexually abuse women at workplaces.
This was revealed by the director of gender and community development in the gender, labour and social development ministry, Jane Mpagi.
Mpagi said her ministry [...]
Jun
30
From: http://allafrica.com
By Sostine Ngabirano
Whereas it’s not disputed that domestic violence has in certain case emanated from the much contested bride price, this problem is far much more than this simplified argument.
The current trends of domestic violence have depicted a sharp twist and seem multi- faced and very complex. We need [...]
