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80th pre-session
Attacks on women’s rights activists including in the context of the #MeToo movement (Articles 1, 2, 3, and 7)
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Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Uganda
80th pre-session
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Women and Girls by Soldiers (article 2)
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Human Rights Watch interviewed a total of 13 women and 3 girls in early 2017, who described exploitation or abuse, including rape, since 2010 by Ugandan soldiers in the southeastern town of Obo, where Ugandan forces were based, and heard credible accounts of other cases. Two of the women were girls when the exploitation or abuse took place. Two women and one girl said that soldiers threatened reprisals if they t
AU, UNDP launch year-long project
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Addis Ababa, Jan 31 : The African Union (AU) Commission and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have kicked off a year-long project to mark the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the bloc.
The year-long initiative, dubbed AU at 20: A Renewed Call to Action for the 21st Century , envisaged to mark the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the AU towards charting a renewed call to action towards achieving continental and global development aspirations, Xinhua news agency reported. Endorsed by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the project will undertake a data-driven study to assess progress and chart a renewed call to action towards achieving Agenda 2063 (The Africa We Want) and the UN s Agenda 2030, an AU statement issued on Friday read.
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ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) The African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday kicked off a year-long project to mark the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the AU.
The year-long initiative, dubbed AU at 20: A Renewed Call to Action for the 21st Century, envisaged to mark the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the AU towards charting a renewed call to action towards achieving continental and global development aspirations. Endorsed by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the project will undertake a data-driven study to assess progress and chart a renewed call to action towards achieving Agenda 2063 (The Africa We Want) and the UN s Agenda 2030, an AU statement issued on Friday read.