Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked government to carryout mass sensitisation on the dangers of gender-based violence to fight the vice. The MPs were responding to the report of the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development on gender-based violence in the districts of Moroto, Amudat, …
Read More »Judiciary receives equipment to expedite hearing of GBV cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has received electronic equipment worth 350 Million Shillings to boost efforts in fast-tracking gender-based violence cases. The equipment that included 30 desktop computers, two sets of court recording and transcription machines were donated by the Australian Development Cooperation together with the United Nations …
Read More »Private sector enterprises recognized for innovations in fight against gender-based violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, have awarded selected private sector enterprises for piloting and scaling up innovative models to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the workplace. The 16 …
Read More »Gender ministry seeks additional UGX16Bn to support GBV victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is seeking additional 16 Billion Shillings to support the victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). According to the State Minister for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo, the country is registering a high prevalence of Gender-Based Violence but the …
Read More »MPs question gov’t commitment to end GBV
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Gender Committee of Parliament have questioned the government’s commitment to end Gender-Based Violence. Cases of Gender-Based Violence still top the list of crimes that were committed in the country, according to the 2020 police crime report and have gone up in recent …
Read More »CSOs call for more funding to curb gender based violence
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Sophie Nampewo, a budget policy specialist at Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group is urging government to invest more resources in interventions geared towards curbing Gender Based Violence. Nampewo was speaking at a strategic meeting with policy makers to influence GBV financing in FY2021/22 budget in …
Read More »Infidelity major cause of gender-based violence in Busia – World Vision
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 2,500 cases of gender-based violence – GBV were registered in Busia district during the lockdown according to records from World Vision. Hamphrance Abangi, the World Vision GBV field officer in Busia says the cases were registered in Busia municipality, Busime, Majanji, Busitema and Buyanga …
Read More »S. African president promises not to let women down amid rising gender-based violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday promised not to let women down as gender-based violence claimed more lives of women in the country. In his weekly presidential address, Ramaphosa acknowledged that many survivors of gender-based violence have lost faith in the country’s criminal justice system. Factors …
Read More »Pallisa registers increase in gender based violence
Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A survey carried out by Action Aid has revealed that Pallisa district registered 150 cases of gender based violence during the period of March and May. Uganda was under lockdown from March 18th to avoid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) before some of …
Read More »EU envoys pledge support for GBV special courts
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) heads of mission in Uganda have appealed to government to establish special courts on Gender-based violence. The envoys who on Thursday concluded their four-day retreat in Eastern Uganda told Journalists that Gender-based violence, early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation continue to …
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