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“As if We Weren’t Human: Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda”

This 73-page report by Human Rights Watch describes frequent abuse and discrimination by strangers, neighbors, and even family members against women and girls with disabilities in Northern Uganda. Women interviewed for the report said they were not able to get basic provisions such as food, clothing, and shelter in camps for displaced persons or in their own communities. The research was conducted in six districts of northern Uganda – a region recently emerging from over two decades of brutal conflict between the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army and the government.

Read the full report here: “As if We Weren’t Human: Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda”

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