Gender-Based Violence

9 September 2026, 11:54 am

Gender-based violence rates remain alarmingly high, says IJM

By Collins Ainomugisha Violence against women and children remains disturbingly widespread, with more than half of women experiencing intimate partner violence, while only a fraction of abuse cases ever reach the justice system, the International Justice Mission (IJM) has revealed.…

28 November 2025, 10:19 pm

CDFU strengthens campaigns against gender-based violence in Kyaka II

By kyalisimaasuman The Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), in collaboration with partners including the Spotlight Initiative, is intensifying its campaigns against gender-based violence (GBV) in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Kyegegwa District. According to Jockus Kabairwe, the CDFU Project Officer…