Ugandan Women Cry Foul Over Anti-Porn Law
According to women's rights activists, the new anti-pornography law is being used to harass and encourage violence against women in the country.-
Uganda: Activists Cry Foul As Ugandan Women Are Stripped in Streets
VOA, 26 February 2014
Women's rights activists say Uganda's new anti-pornography law is being misinterpreted and encouraging violence against women. There have been several incidents of women being… Read more »
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Uganda: Call To Protect The Safety And Dignity Of Women In Public Spaces
Uganda Women's Network., 27 February 2014
In a dramatic twist of events, the recently passed Anti-pornography bill (popularly known as the mini-skirt bill) has sparked off a series of acts of violence against women and… Read more »
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Uganda: Caution, Confusion Greet Miniskirt Law
Observer, 23 February 2014
Days after signing the Anti-Pornography Act 2014 into law, The Observer has noted a change in the revellers' dress codes in the city. Read more »
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Uganda: Why Are Ugandans Killing, Undressing Their Girls?
Observer, 23 February 2014
We need to be worried. This month alone, at least three cases of murder of university girls have been reported in the different parts of the country. Read more »
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Uganda: The Geezer - What Mini - Skirt Ban?
Observer, 23 February 2014
It's been quite an interesting period, this one. As we recovered from whatever bliss or mayhem befell us on Valentine's day, government hit us with news of an anti-pornography law… Read more »
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Uganda: City Dude - Dude's Black Weekend Without the Miniskirt
Observer, 20 February 2014
This is the first weekend after the Anti-Pornography Bill, largely known as the mini-skirt bill, became law. This news hit the dudes and babes hard in the face. It came at a time… Read more »
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Uganda: New Law Bans Mini-Skirts
VOA, 19 February 2014
The Ugandan government said the president has signed into law sweeping and controversial anti-pornography legislation that outlaws miniskirts and other types of revealing clothing. Read more »
InFocus
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It has now emerged that the new Anti-Pornography law passed actually targets media organisations more than women in short dresses, according to the Observer. Read more »
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According to Ethics and Integrity Minister, Simon Lokodo, it is now illegal to wear clothes deemed as sexually exciting in the country. Read more »
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The Ethics and Integrity Minister Reverend Simon Lokodo has said that the Anti-Pornography Bill is not about miniskirts but the "vulgar and obscene way of exposing the human body ... Read more »
