This brief is drawn from the concluding observations of the Committee on the convention on the Elimination of All Form the Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) based on the combined fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh report ...

Gender-based violence is a major problem faced by women world over with 70 % of violence faced by women are within homes and yet getting out of such abusive or violent relationship is a very difficult decision for majority ...

This policy brief is produced by Uganda Women’s Network as part of the series of policy analysis documents. The brief focuses on the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Uganda ...

By definition, service delivery is getting services as effectively and quickly as possible to the intended recipient. The main objective of service delivery is to ensure physical, emotional and social needs are met and ...

Sexual violence takes place within a variety of settings, including the home, the work place, schools and community. In many cases, it begins in childhood or adolescence. Sexual violence has a significant negative impact ...

As the discourse on the post 2015 agenda across the globe grows, representatives from women’s rights organizations, faith based, wider civil society organizations and media from over 14 African countries convened from the ...

The Marriage Bill sets out to put in place a legal framework to reform and consolidate the law relating to marriage, separation and divorce; to provide for the types of recognized marriages in Uganda, marital rights and ...

This policy brief highlights the key findings and recommendations that arose from the study on women’s participation in trade in the districts of Kampala, Lamwo and Busia. The aim is to provide advocacy issues for the ...

Gender-based violence in all forms – physical, psychological and economic remains one of the most detrimental affronts to the lives of women. GBV is attributed to a number of factors including cultural attitudes and ...

Women’s land rights are protected under Uganda’s 1995 Constitution and the Land Act of 1998, which defines the types of land ownership that are legally recognized. Both clearly spell out women’s right to access and ...