UGANDA
The Africa Report
Parents and children rights organisations in Uganda have urged the authorities to act following an upsurge in cases of sexual abuse of minors.
The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) said it had received 17 cases of minors who were raped in just two weeks.
According to the country’s annual crime and traffic safety report for 2011 7,690 cases of rape were recorded that year.
“If we are to go by the police statistics, at least 21 children are defiled everyday in Uganda,” said Marlon Agaba, an ANPPCAN information officer. “These reported cases are however a tip of an iceberg as many cases aren’t reported due to a multiplicity of factors.”
“One absurd case is of a seven year old girl who was defiled and her uterus damaged, she is currently recovering at a Kampala Hospital.”
“Another case is one involving a Pastor in Mukono who was caught in a lodge with a 17 year old girl.
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