03/09/2026
#๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐
Women and girls continue to bear a disproportionate burden of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Uganda. The 2025 Police Annual Crime Report recorded 12,700 victims of sex-related crimes, with girls and women accounting for the vast majority of those affected. Of the 1,675 reported r**e cases, only 43% were taken to court, highlighting persistent gaps between reporting, investigation and prosecution. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
For survivors, delays in justice are not merely statistics. They can prolong trauma, undermine confidence in justice institutions, and allow impunity to persist. To mitigate these challenges, our Strategic Litigation Manager, SUSAN BALUKA, lodged a complaint before the Equal Opportunities Commission-Uganda challenging the Stateโs failure to prosecute a r**e case reported in 2025 that remains unresolved to date.
Through this action, we continue to advocate for accountability, timely justice and stronger institutional responses to SGBV, because survivors deserve a justice system that responds to violence with urgency and equality. โ๏ธ