Experiences of forced mothers in northern Uganda: the legacy of war

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dc.contributor.authorAkello, Grace
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T12:12:22Z
dc.date.available2022-06-30T12:12:22Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractFrom 1986^2007, the Lord’s Resistance Army in£icted severe su¡ering on civilians in northern Uganda through indiscriminate killing and child abductions. While both abducted boys and girls were trained to use arms, girls were commonly distributed among commanders as forced ‘wives’. These traumatised girls and young women (both pregnant and ‘forced mothers’) were retained in rehabilitation centres longer than any other excombatants. While they may have been accorded special privileges in the centres, after reintegration, their home communities stigmatised and discriminated against both mothers and children.This paper discusses the experiences of forced mothers and their children, while at rehabilitation centres, and through the reintegration process. Additionally, it examines how communities should be stimulated to view forced mothers and their children as survivors of multiple human rights violations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkello, G. (2013). Experiences of forced mothers in northern Uganda: the legacy of war. Intervention, 11(2), 149-156.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.interventionjournal.com/sites/default/files/Experiences_of_forced_mothers_in_northern_Uganda__.3.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4111
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInterventionen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectForced motherhooden_US
dc.subjectPsychosocial needsen_US
dc.subjectReintegrationen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleExperiences of forced mothers in northern Uganda: the legacy of waren_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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