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A Tribute To A Woman Twice Wronged - Mass Rape And HIV/AIDS
International Women's Day, March 8th, 2004.
A Tribute To All Women Afflicted In Similar Ways
This is a true story of a woman whose ordeal and nightmare only ended on 28-July-1999 at 5.30 pm at Mulago Hospital when she breathed her last! Although she urged Isis-WICCE to tell her story to the whole world as she passed on, her true identity has been concealed to protect her family from being re-traumatised by the narration. read more

ABANTU for Development capacity builds partners in peace building and conflict resolution
As a follow-up to the recommendations made from a research on the root causes of conflict in Africa, ABANTU for Development, Kenya, hosted a training for peace workers. The training enabled peace workers to: develop an understanding of the participative learner centred approach, establish an understanding of policies and policy making process for peace building; develop skills of training needs analysis; and enhance effective participation in conflict resolution and peace building. read more

Though quite a number of nations
have ratified international human rights instruments, women's rights are still violated on a day to day basis given the patriarchal set up of society. read more

Sexual violence in South Kivu, DRC
For three and a half years, Arche d'Alliance, a human rights organisation, has been involved in a project investigating, monitoring, reporting and offering legal and socio-medical assistance to women victims of sexual violence in the territories of Uvira and Fizi.
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Interfaith Consult on Peace, Small Arms and the Great Lakes Conference
Introduction
On the 17th of June 2004, Uganda Joint Christian Council carried out a consultative workshop on Peace and small arms, and the Great Lakes Conference. Canon Joyce Nima briefed the participants about the activities that have been taking place in relation to the issue of small arms and peace. read more

Parliament receives report on the Security and Humanitarian situation in North Eastern Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda has received the report from the Select Committee on the Security and Humanitarian Situation in the Lango, Acholi and Teso Sub regions: This committee was a 10 member committee chaired by Hon Alice Alaso, Soroti District Woman Representative. read more

"? support for the full participation of women
at all levels in decision making and implementation in development activities and peace processes, including conflict prevention and resolution, post-conflict reconstruction, peace-making, peace-keeping and peace-building?" (122b)Outcomes of Beijing +5 Conference read more

Women in Pader Raped by Soldiers
'A UPDF soldier has again raped a woman' read the headline of the local newspaper Rupiny. During the night of October 10, 2003 a soldier of the 509th battalion of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) stationed in Pader District went and unlawfully arrested two mothers. read more

"Women's Rights are Human Rights"
Though quite a number of nations have ratified international human rights instruments, women's rights are still violated on a day to day basis given the patriarchal set up of society. read more