Women activists - Uganda Multimedia News & Information https://www.weinformers.com Politics, Health, Sceince, Business, Agriculture, Culture, Tourism, Women, Men, Oil, Sports Wed, 18 May 2011 14:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Women activists want government increase funding to stop sexual gender and based violence https://www.weinformers.com/2011/05/18/women-activists-want-government-increase-funding-to-stop-sexual-gender-and-based-violence/ https://www.weinformers.com/2011/05/18/women-activists-want-government-increase-funding-to-stop-sexual-gender-and-based-violence/#respond Wed, 18 May 2011 14:02:27 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=11118 Women activists’ organizations have argued the government to allocate more resources in tackling sexual based violence and its effects in the 2011-2012 National Budget. In a report released by forum for women in democracy (FOWODE) women expressed that sexual gender based violence is such a serious human right and public health issue that should not […]

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]]> Women activists’ organizations have argued the government to allocate more resources in tackling sexual based violence and its effects in the 2011-2012 National Budget.

In a report released by forum for women in democracy (FOWODE) women expressed that sexual gender based violence is such a serious human right and public health issue that should not be ignored in the budget.

In report titled “Where is the Money for Gender based violence in Uganda “calls on the government to consider sexual gender and based violence as a serious issue that affect women and girls of all ages and cross cultures and social economic backgrounds.

The report is based on the studies conducted in the four districts of Mubende, Kampala, Kotido and Yumbe.

Patricia Munabe the Executive Director of FOWEDE says they are concerned about the sexual gender based violence because it has a number of health problems like injury, sexual transmitted, death, disabilities.

According to the report 60% of Ugandan women have experienced physical violence 39% have experienced sexual violence while 16% have experienced violence during pregnancy.

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]]> https://www.weinformers.com/2011/05/18/women-activists-want-government-increase-funding-to-stop-sexual-gender-and-based-violence/feed/ 0 Women activists in Uganda hold peaceful demonstration with empty saucepans https://www.weinformers.com/2011/05/09/women-activists-in-uganda-hold-peaceful-demonstration-with-empty-saucepans/ https://www.weinformers.com/2011/05/09/women-activists-in-uganda-hold-peaceful-demonstration-with-empty-saucepans/#respond Mon, 09 May 2011 19:53:29 +0000 http://www.weinformers.net/?p=10565 Women activists have held a peaceful demonstration in protest against the sky rocketing of the cost of living in the country and the manner in which government security agencies have brutally responded to demonstrations of walk to work protestors that have led to deaths and several injuries The women have marched through Kamwokya, Lugogo Bi-pass […]

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]]> Women activists have held a peaceful demonstration in protest against the sky rocketing of the cost of living in the country and the manner in which government security agencies have brutally responded to demonstrations of walk to work protestors that have led to deaths and several injuries

The women have marched through Kamwokya, Lugogo Bi-pass through Yusuf Lule road back to Kiira road playground.

The women were also carrying empty sauce pans and pots saying they are unable to buy food due to high commodity prices in the country.

The women were also carrying banners reading bullets can’t be food and respect women bodies during arrest.

The women also issued a statement to the UN special rappel tour envoy for human rights Margret Sekajja and are also planning to deliver another report to the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

Sekajja argued the government to intervene in the demanda raised by the women calling for obsaevance of human rights.

The executive director for ICC women network Ruth Ojambo Ocheng praised the police this time in the way police handled their demonstration.

Among the organizations that were involved in the match included UWONET, ACFORD, ICC and Centre for women in governance among others.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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