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Published in: 50.50Internally displaced women: social rupture and political voice
Displacement is social as well as geographical. Women’s welfare and survival depends significantly on their social...
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Published in: 50.50Uganda’s unsung heroes of refugee protection
As responses to refugees and asylum-seekers become a multi-million dollar endeavour globally, everyday acts of...
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Published in: HomeParliaments and the defence of democracy
National legislatures too frequently pass legislation limiting freedom and democracy. To change this requires not...
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Published in: 50.50AIDS targets: the fear factor
HIV is not just a health issue but a multi-sectoral issue that requires many different players. Is the UNAIDS HIV...
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Published in: 50.50Doing gender justice in northern Uganda
The efforts of NGOs and international organisations to gradually nudge post-war northern Uganda towards a ‘gender...
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Published in: openSecurityFor children born of war, what future?
Sexual violence in conflict has attracted increasing attention, but with the majority of responses focused on...
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Published in: 50.50A tribute to Joan Kagezi: the murder of a human rights defender
Joan Kagezi was a lead prosecutor in high profile cases in Uganda, including against a former LRA commander and...
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Published in: openSecurityDominic Ongwen and the slow-grinding wheels of the International Criminal Court
He may not be a household name but his eventual trial at the ICC may highlight the long-forgotten victims of the...
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Published in: 50.50Avoidable injustices: the way to prevent violence against women
We want to end violence against women, but is it really preventable? New research from Uganda adds scientific muscle...
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Published in: civilResistancePopular action against corruption
Some of the biggest corrupt operations are run by governments themselves, and watchdog bodies often lack sufficient...
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Published in: HomeToying with the law? Reckless manipulation of the legislature in Museveni’s Uganda
Particularly since 2006, when a multiparty system was introduced in Uganda, laws have been drafted with the primary...
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Published in: TransformationUganda's 'Kill the Gays' bill: Pastor Martin Ssempa and the anti-gay lobby
You can now be imprisoned for life under Uganda's anti-homosexual law. It was pushed through by religious pastors,...
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Published in: HomeRepression in Uganda: Commonwealth of Nations, take note
A disturbing pattern of suppression of democratic freedoms is emerging in Uganda.
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Published in: openSecurityThe case for city status in post-war Gulu
In northern Uganda, local leaders are pushing for Gulu to receive city status. But does the municipality have what...
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Published in: HomeDeath penalty dropped, but Uganda anti-gay bill may be passed within days
The death penalty has been dropped from a highly controversial bill which seeks to strengthen Uganda’s already...
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Published in: openSecurityThe M23 crisis and the history of violence in eastern Congo
Though triggered by a combination of recent events, the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial history of the...
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Published in: HomeOrientalism and the modernisation of sexuality
In the last two decades gendered and sexual ‘others’ have been ‘included’ in citizenship, as new sexual...
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Published in: openSecurityM23 in the Kivus: regional war and then a repeat of the 2009 accord?
M23's military campaign in North Kivu has profound consequences for Kinshasa and regionally. A regional military...
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Published in: HomeWho’s heard of the ‘African Spring’?
If the under or mis-reported uprisings, protests, revolts and changes of regime in many parts of Africa over the...
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Published in: openSecurityUganda's tribal districts are a ticking time bomb
A riot in Uganda's Rwenzururu kindom left a mother and child dead, pointing to a divisive trend in Ugandan politics...