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Contributor [1]
Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
130 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Rights campaigners in Uganda are demanding a law to protect women from domestic violence, which has been blamed for the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS among them. The campaigners, mostly women's groups, have argued that lack of such legislation would water down efforts to fight the pandemic.

Category: 
Gender & Minorities [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/18005 [5]
Country: 
Uganda [6]

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