Tag: Gender-based violence (GBV)

Tooro Succession Dispute Deepens as Ababiito Declare New King

National News
The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

International
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
National News

Deputy CJ Zeija Pushes for Cultural Shift to End...

The Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Dr Flavian Zeija, has called for urgent national action to wipe out harmful social...
Politics

FDC Launches Policy against Sexual Harassment to Promote Inclusion

“Gender-Based Violence is not coming by itself. There is a root cause of it, and the first that we can clearly see and we have experienced in our families and communities is poverty.”
Crime

KENYA: Mentally Ill Man Slices Wife in Mbeere South

Police in Mbeere South sub-county are investigating circumstances under which a 26-year-old man hacked his 24-year-old wife to death...
National News

Cheptegei’s Marathon to Promote Gender Equality, Environmental Protection

Joshua Chepetegei, the World and Olympic champion, has emphasized that the Elgon Half Marathon is a call to action to promote conservation, fight climate change, and end Gender Based Violence (GBV).
National News

WHO Calls for Improved Research on Violence Against Vulnerable...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for improved international research to ensure that it recognizes and meets the...
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Gender-Based Violence a Persistent Threat in Uganda

The continuing threat of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls in Uganda is caused by a complex combination...
Crime

Police Investigate Two Separate Murder Cases in Soroti, Serere

The territorial police in East Kyoga and Soroti East division are currently looking for a group of chapatti sellers...

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