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Title:The Beijing Platform for Action: A Review of Progress Made by Uganda (1995-2000)
Author:Naggita-Musoke, Esther D.
Year:2001
Periodical:East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (ISSN 1021-8858)
Volume:7
Issue:2
Pages:256-282
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Uganda
East Africa
Subjects:women
feminism
Law, Human Rights and Violence
History and Exploration
Women's Issues
Law, Legal Issues, and Human Rights
Equality and Liberation
Status of Women
law
human rights
women's rights
Legal protection
Uganda. Constitution (1995)
family law
Abstract:In September 1995, the Fourth World Conference om Women was held in the Chinese capital, Beijing, to address issues of common concern to women and define responsibilities of different actors. The conference brought together United Nations (UN) member States and NGOs from all over the world. The overall objective of the conference was to set standards for the improvement of the status of women in order to achieve gender equality and equity. The commitments made were coded in the Beijing Platform for Action, which provides a standard against which the progress in the improvement of the status of women in the various countries should be measured. This article reviews the progress made by Uganda towards the implementation of the Beijing Platform in four critical areas, namely, women in leadership and decisionmaking; legal and human rights of women; violence against women; and the situation of the girl-child. The review, which is done against the backdrop of Uganda's commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), analyses the progress so far made at the national level, identifies existing gaps, and makes recommendations for action. Notes, ref.