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KAMPALA, Uganda – At the onset of the global lockdowns in March 2020, a record 1.6 billion children found themselves staying at home full time according to UNICEF. Here in Uganda, the number is estimated to be somewhere up to 15 million children. A great number of these constitutes the girl child. Uganda Network on Law, ethics, and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) recognizes that this puts the girl child at risk of early unwanted pregnancies, defilement, forced child marriages among other things as evidenced by the dramatic increase in such cases. According... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – The issue of teenage pregnancy reared its ugly head during the COVID-19 period. This was because of various reasons, many of which included early marriages facilitated by parents of young teenage girls, some of whom are out of school due to closure of learning institutions. Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) recognizes the shocking statistics that show that 42% of teenage pregnancies are unintended and termed as mistakes, as some of these girls have been raped and defiled by adults, and that one in four... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – According to Falal Rubanga Faith, Head of UGANET’s Partnership & Trainings Department, from July to around September 2019, UGANET carried out training of duty bearers (who include police and local authorities) and different constituents like people living with HIV (PLHIV), TB patients, GBV victims, among others, which is part of the department’s functions. During these trainings, these groups of people were enlightened on their right to access drugs and health care, where to access legal aid, and who to call in case of their different needs. This... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – In Uganda, domestic violence is partly driven by some unsupportive traditional beliefs and norms that unfortunately normalise the abuse. Some cultures tolerate violence and associate violence with exhibition of affection. Society’s acceptance of men’s abusive use of power over women – even when it involves physical injuries while considering the acts as private matter and therefore never reported – also adds to the continued spread of this menace. Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) notes that since domestic violence is often condoned by society, the... Read More