We use case studies from Malawi and Uganda to illustrate the incidence of revenge pornography in a non-western context and to discuss the (in)adequacy of the legal regimes to deal with this new form of GBV. At the time of writing neither country has laws dealing specifically with revenge ...
Malawian and Ugandan laws are unsympathetic to victims of nonconsen- sual pornography, particularly where they consented to the production of the sexually explicit media. Nishant Shah succinctly describes the ways in which victims of nonconsensual porno- graphy become "sluts" and are shamed for ...
for example, by “allowing” themselves to be photographed naked, are derided and chastised in the court of public opinion. Malawian and Ugandan laws are unsympathetic to victims of nonconsensual pornography, particularly
We utilized data from the 2012 Crane Survey in Kampala, Uganda to estimate prevalence of rape among female sex workers (FSWs) and to identify risk factors for and prevalence of client-initiated gender-based violence (GBV) among FSWs. Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling. An...
The presence of these unlicensed drug stores may be particularly common given evidence that the implementation of laws and regulations governing medical practice can be challenging [26]. Strategies to license drugs stores may help to regulate these outlets and allow them to be included as part of ...
Teachers frequently use different acts of physical and emotional violence against children in order to regulate or correct misbehaviour [3]. These violent disciplinary measures may include beatings with the use of hands or objects, such as a cane or stick, shaking, pinching or kicking students, ...
having policies formulated does not guarantee implementation of adaptation practices at farm level. The Rakai case shows that ineffective implementation of policies at national and district levels results in a lack of enabling strategies at lower levels. Yet lack of functional by-laws and enforcement ...
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For example, culturally, when a girl has sex or marries her parents may consider her as being a representative and the responsibility of the 'in-laws', and they may deny her adequate shelter. "They [young mothers] sleep under very poor conditions on nylon [sugar-empty] bags and papyrus ...