GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEUGANDAMEASURES
Uganda
Region: Africa / Population: 45,854M / Female Population: 23,153M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
1998 Police Family Protection Units Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2005 Article 24 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2005 Article 25 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2005 Article 34 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2005 Article 44 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2006 Gender-Based Violence Reference Group Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2006 2010 National Action Plan on Women Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2006 Training Manual: Role of the Uganda Police in the Protection of Women and Childrens Legal Rights Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
2007 Article 123 of The Penal Code Act Chapter 120 (Punishment for Rape) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2007 Government Spending to Address Gender Based Violence Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2007 National Gender Policy Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Trafficking
2008 National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2009 Domestic Violence Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2009 The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
2010 2014 Data on Human Trafficking Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Police Trafficking
2010 Domestic Violence Act 2010 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2010 Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act 2010 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2010 The Land Act Laws > Other relevant laws > Property Inheritance law Other harmful practices
2010 The National Development Plan NDP 2010-2015 Plan for Gender Equality Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2010 The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
2011 Demographic and Health Survey 2011 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2011 Situational Analyses on Gender Based Violence Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
2011 Uganda National Action Plan - Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2012 Clinical Guidelines for Management of SGBV Survivors Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2012 Employment Sexual Harassment Regulation Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law Sexual harassment
2014 Male Involvement Strategy Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
2014 Regional Training Facility on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Training Sexual violence
2015 2020 National Strategy to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
2015 2019 The National Development Plan Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2016 Community Policing Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation
2016 2022 National Policy and Action Plan on Elimination of Gender-Based Violence Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2017 2021 Multi-Sectoral Coordination Framework for the Adolescent Girls Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2018 Uganda Violence Against Children and Youth Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
Functional Coordination Mechanism for FGM/C Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation
Legal Aid Service Providers Network (LASPNET) (Support for Sexual Assault Survivors) Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
National GBV Reference Group Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
National Gender Based Violence Database Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
National Referral Pathway Guideline for Prevention and Response to GBV Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services Violence against women and girls
Police Form 3: Access to Justice Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
The Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA) (Free Legal Services for Gender Based Violence Survivors) Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2022 The Succession Amendment Act Laws > Other relevant laws > Family law Violence against women and girls
2023 Market Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
Trainings to parliamentaries Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2021 2026 Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) Strategic Plan 2021-2026 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
Review of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Violence against women and girls
2022 National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy, 2022/2023 – 2026/2027 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Child early and forced marriage
Medical Officers within District Police Stations Services > Health Violence against women and girls
Karamojong Cultural Principles, Case Management Handbook for the KerKwaroAcholi Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2020 Council for Traditional Leaders of Africa (COTLA) - Uganda chapter Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Training on trafficking to officials Regional Initiatives Trafficking
Community dialogues on violence against women Prevention > Community mobilization Violence against women and girls
Public declarations against FGM Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
Male Action Groups (MAGs) Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
Inter-generational dialogues with different social networks Prevention > Community mobilization Violence against women and girls
Training of-trainers manual on FGM Services > Police > Training Female genital mutilation
Strenghtening child-friendly and survivor-centered justice procedures (VAC/GBV) Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
Data on legal aid mobile call centre Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Justice Violence against women and girls
Data on SAUTI National Child Helpline (CHL) Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Social services Violence against women and girls
Data on Case Management services Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Social services Violence against women and girls
Training to police officers on management of forensic evidence Services > Police > Training Sexual violence
Training to police officers on VAWG Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
Review of VAC/GBV data collection systems Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
Update of VAWG tools for Uganda Police Force, Judiciary and Office of the Director for Public Procecution Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
Citizen Generated Data (CGD) Guideline/Toolkit Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
Enhancements to harmonized data visualization portal Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
SDG meta data handbook Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
7th Uganda Demographic and health Survey (UDHS-7) tools Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
Public declarations of support for the abandonment of FGM Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
Male Action Groups Prevention > Working with men and boys Female genital mutilation
Training of-trainers manual on community dialogues on FGM law Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
2023 Progress in Gender Data Reporting and SDG Indicators in Uganda Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Trafficking
Expansion of Safe Spaces: New GBV Shelters Established in Amudat, Terego, and Kasese Services > Social Services > Shelter Safe accommodation Violence against women and girls
2020 National GBV Survey (2020) Research and statistical data > Dedicated Violence Against Women Survey Violence against women and girls
2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (2022) Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2022 Annual Police Crime Reports Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Police Violence against women and girls
2023 Quality of Care Implementation Guide for reproductive, maternal, child, adolescent health, and nutrition services Services > Coordinated and or Integrated Service Delivery > Integrated Services Delivery Other harmful practices
2021 Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) (Amendment Act) Laws > Other Relevant Laws > Employment Labor law Other harmful practices
2021 National Campaign to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy, Promoting Positive Parenting Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Child early and forced marriage
National Strategy for Male Involvement in Health, Nutrition, and GBV Prevention Prevention > Working with Men and Boys Violence against women and girls
2023 Employment Amendment Bill 2023 Laws > Violence Against Women > Legislation Sexual harassment
2016 Gender Equality Seal (GES) initiative Prevention > Awareness Raising Campaign Other harmful practices
2020 2024 Fundings allocations on GBV Budgets > Government Allocation Violence against women and girls
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