Uganda continues to wrestle with alarmingly high rates of sexual abuse, particularly against young girls. Recent statistics indicate a sharp rise in reported cases, with countless more going unreported due to fear, stigma, and lack of access to justice. The case of a 14-year-old girl allegedly ab...

One of the major challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic is an increase in sexual and gender-based violence, which widely affects mostly girls and women. Before the pandemic, UN Women reported that 1 in 3 women had experienced physical and sexual violence. This number is expected to be ...

This morning, we received a positive ruling in Constitutional Application No. 26 of 2018; Brief Background In 2018, CEHURD, Nnamala Mary & Kakeeto Simon filed Consitutional Application No. 26 of 2018 against the Attorney General seeking an order from Court to red...

Men charged with rape are liable to suffer a maximum penalty of death whereas the law provides for the offense of ‘defilement’ for persons between the ages of 14-17 and sexual offenders against girls of that category are only given a few years of a jail term. This difference in penalties towards ...