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East Africa: Uganda Has Widest Gender Gap - Report
Observer, 28 October 2014
Uganda is the least gender-equal society in East Africa, the 2014 Global Gender Gap Index has revealed. Read more »
According to the 2014 Global Gender Gap Index, Uganda has dropped 42 places in the rankings of 140 countries - also reporting as the least gender-equal society in East Africa.
The Ugandan Women's Network organised a protest against harassment and attacks that have followed the signing of the Anti-Pornography Bill (file photo).
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in Uganda have reported a rise in human rights violations since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, human rights ... Read more »
According to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravi Pillay, the Anti-Homosexuality law in the country violates basic human rights. Read more »
Sexual abuse has been singled out as the main cause of Gender violence in many communities. As a result this has increased the number of women abused in the society with many ... Read more »
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