The report, a result of a survey conducted in the month of April in Central region, west Nile, Acholi and Lango from 25 schools.

Timothy Opobo

The report says that responses of 1015 primary school children interviewed show that  children in schools are exposed to physical violence , emotional violence  and sexual violence.

The report indicates that 81% of children in primary schools under go corporal punishment despite of the ministry of education banning caning children in schools.

While releasing the report the programme coordinator, research and information with the African Network for the prevention and protection against child Abuse and Neglect (ANNPCAN) Timothy Opobo says that school administrators are still caning children a minimum of two strokes.

The report also reveals that 63% of primary school girls are victims of sexual violence compared to boys at 37%.

The report points out that sexual violence against girls in primary school is perpetuated by fellow children at 86% followed by teachers at 5%

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Uganda’s representative in the international youth achievers competition which were held in Nairobi  Kenya ,Vincent Nsubuga won a silver medal after he become second  in the contest  which was won by  a youth from Canada.

Vicent Nsubuga who is a student of Uganda Martyrs High school in Lubaga in senior five, aged 18 years become second after he presented a paper on child abuse in this competition. Nsubuga handed the medal from the prime minister of Kenya Raila Odinga who was the chief guest.

Speaking to journalists at his arrival at Entebbe Airport, Nsubuga said that he performed better in the competition because he took time to research on child abuse especially on rampant sex abuse against girls in Uganda.

He asked government to put in place measures that will stop child abuse in Uganda.

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This according to the chairman Pan African Movement Uganda chapter Daniel Rugarama and the Program Director Uganda children centre Fred Kakembo while discussing a paper on the global  picture of street children and its cause at the child day held at Pan African square in Kampala.

Rugarama said that there should be programmes that are extended to support poor families and communities and monitoring children whether they go to school to prevent children going to streets.

He also blamed government for ratifying the UN convention on the rights of the children and when the children go to streets are left without putting measures in place helping them to go out of streets.

According to reports Uganda has over 120,000 street children in urban centres

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