TRADITIONAL HEALERS CENTRAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SACRIFICE
On the 18th of June 2009, children from different schools around Kampala presented a petition to the Speaker of Parliament requesting the legislators to develop a policy to regulate the practices of traditional healers in Uganda and formulate laws directly on child sacrifice. This act by the children is highly greatly commendable since the absence of the relevant policy has created a loophole that some traditional healers have exploited to sacrifice many innocent children in the name of witchcraft.
Just two years after Uganda amended the law on defilement to deeply punish the child sexual offenders, the latest report into the vice indicates up to 20,935 more children have been defiled.
The figure which was released by the African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) on June 16, 2009. Shows on average 10,000 children are reportedly defiled each year in the country were the juvenile population constitutes 57% of the total 30m people.
ANPPCAN Uganda has released the first quarter review report for 2009 promising success for the upcoming quarter.
The report which was presented by the four sectional heads on May 25, at the Secretariat indicated a 55% achievement registered during the first three months of 2009. With the quarter’s most significant results coming from the Case Work Section projected at 60%.The report also indicated a slow movement in some projects due to the recent change in the organization’s set up from a decentralized into a centralised system.
Social justice amidst complex realities: The case of Pokot women and children in North Eastern Uganda
The main goal of the study was to explore the short-term, as well as the long-term impact of the insecurity and HIV pandemic on the protective rights of women and children. Full Report
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