In Northern Uganda. It was very tough because some of these things i had not experienced. A father having Sexual Intercourse with a daughter. Granddaughter. Theres nobody who can really support the person who has been raped. To me, i look at thisjustice, its a weakjustice. This region suffered a 20 year hideous insurgency. About 55 dead bodies myself. I describe it as the war was fought in the body of the woman and the woman became the battlefield. The war ended about 15 years ago. But is the post conflict legacyjust as horrific as the war itself . I was born in uganda, and most of the early part of my life was spent in uganda. After the recent lockdown due to the covid pandemic, there were these horrific tales that came out of this country about an increase in teenage pregnancy. But there seemed to be even more tales that were coming from Northern Uganda, particularly about abuse of young girls. And i was interested in finding out what exactly was happening here in the underbelly of t
in northern uganda. it was very tough because some of these things i had not experienced. a father having sexual intercourse with a daughter. granddaughter. there s nobody who can really support the person who has been raped. to me, i look at thisjustice, it s a weakjustice. this region suffered a 20 year hideous insurgency. about 55 dead bodies myself. i describe it as the war was fought in the body of the woman and the woman became the battlefield. the war ended about 15 years ago. but is the post conflict legacyjust as horrific as the war itself? i was born in uganda, and most of the early part of my life was spent in uganda. after the recent lockdown due to the covid pandemic, there were these horrific tales that came out of this country about an increase in teenage pregnancy. but there seemed to be even more tales that were coming from northern uganda, particularly about abuse of young girls. and i was interested in finding out what exactly was happening here in the unde
but here she is, pregnant, alone. frightened. i m utterly disgusted and appalled. but also it gives me a sense of helplessness. what does it mean for the next generation? is this really the new normal? i grew up in the south, and in many ways it was another world. a war and insurgency ravaged this region for 20 years, known in the west as coney s war. they will come and take revenge raids. this man led the resistance army, a rebel group which wanted to overthrow