NGOs and community-based organisations (CBOs) in Uganda have called for greater collaboration among female groups to strengthen their collective advocacy and secure better outcomes for women.These ...

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe, 49, ...

"In Uganda, women's leadership and economic empowerment have expanded, and legal frameworks have been strengthened to protect women and girls, and Uganda is one of the countries in the subregion ...

A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into ...

Every year on March 8, Uganda joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day. It is a time to celebrate the achievements of women and girls across all spheres of life.

In Uganda, the government makes an almighty fuss about this day. The President gives long speeches detailing his government’s laudable efforts toward taking women from the kitchen to the boardroom.

The committee has at times rejected evidence of abuse. Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in ...

PHOTO/SYLIVIA KATUSHABE As Uganda joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, former Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Executive Director Allen Kagina has called ...