WUNRN
Uganda - Discrimination & Violence Against
Women with Disabilities
Human RIghts Watch
August 26, 2010
This 73-page report describes frequent abuse and discrimination by
strangers, neighbors, and even family members against women and girls with
disabilities in the north. Women interviewed for the report said they were not
able to get basic provisions such as food, clothing, and shelter in camps for
displaced persons or in their own communities. The research was conducted in
six districts of northern
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