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Betty Amongi-Ongom
Bintu Jalia Lukumu N Abwooli
Violence against women in politics
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Uganda will host women leaders and ministers in charge for women affairs in Kampala for the 8th Commonwealth Women Affairs Ministers Meeting. The theme of the upcoming meeting is "Financing Gender Equality for Development and Democracy."
The lawyers from the Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda succeeded in changing unfavorable for women law on adultery. The constitutional court of Uganda ruled in favor of a group of female activists to omit the law from the penal code.
WOMEN Prisoners' Support Organisation (WPSO), a non-governmental organisation, together with Irish Aid, has established a functional literacy and skills training programme for prisoners in Jinja main prison.
President Yoweri Museveni said 'education for all' was crucial in eliminating gender inequality in the Commonwealth countries.
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