Monday, November 11, 2024 Author: Atuki Turner. PHOTO/COURTESY What you need to know: Domestic violence and abuse cause immense suffering to women, yet women are still treated very harshly when accused of violent crimes whether innocent or guilty. Three months ago, Mr Joseph Olokojo was murdered when unknown assailants poured petrol and set him on […]
Berna’s case exposes harsh reality for women accused of crimes Read More »
On October 6th, 2024, John Carnegie’s family participated in the Ravenscroft Relay Marathon in Jersey to raise funds for Mifumi Primary School in Uganda. This event, held in memory of the late John Carnegie, sought to continue his impactful work in supporting education for rural Ugandan children. Carnegie’s dedication to building the school’s infrastructure is
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The thing that has most shocked the world about Rebecca Cheptegei’s murder is the impunity of the killer. To take a celebrated figure like Cheptegei, just returned from her first Olympics in Paris, still in a celebratory mood, to douse her in petrol and set her alight, feels like a slap in the face. However,
In a male chauvinist community where women are made to believe that being beaten is an act of love from their husband, Mary Magomu, a twenty eight year old woman from Bukiende was surprised to learn that such acts amount to domestic violence, an offence punishable by law. “I did not know that I could
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Lily is a 13-years-old girl from Mbale. You would describe her as a definite entrepreneur if you heard that she took her parents bicycle and gave it to a man to do boda-boda business for her. However, when she went to demand for the money the boda-boda had made, he raped her. Now you’re not
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We received a case referred from our Mbale cluster office of a child of 14 years, Janet, who at the time was living with her grandmother when she was tortured by the Uncle. He waited for her by the roadside and hit her on the back with an iron bar for attending a night party.
Beaten and left paralysed for attending a night party – the story of Janet from Budaka. Read More »
How did MIFUMI’s bride price campaign begin? People usually want to know how something started, how a story began. We did not set out to fight bride price. The struggle against bride price began with a chance remark by my mother, when she looked at me with that keen look in her eyes and said,
Angella Emurwon, an award-winning film director and scriptwriter, met with Atuki, ED MIFUMI and Luke and Douglas of Spectre to map out new film on child marriage.
This was during a fruitful meeting with Hon. Lady Justice Mutonyi of the High Court where we discussed possibilities of special SGBV Court sessions for Kalangala and potentially Namayingo (Island communities). CJ Margaret Mutonyi (L) with Atuki Turner. CJ Mutonyi is passionate about protecting girls from abuse.
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By Dr Atuki Turner I refer to the article ‘Cohabiting Partners to Miss Out on Property Sharing’ in the New Vision of February 10. I humbly contend that the issue of cohabitation is not going to go away because it is the living reality for thousands, if not millions of women in Uganda. Many of these women
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