New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM:; 'Poverty Increasing Gender Violence'

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  • Author(s): By:Joyce Namutebi
  • Source:
    New Vision (Kampala, Uganda), November 30, 2009, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      THE high level of poverty has increased gender violence, according to the Uganda Human Rights Commission. "Women are often affected by poverty more than men and this increases their dependency on men for survival and support," said Grace Akello, a human rights commissioner. She added that the dependency exposed women to sexual exploitation...