“My rights have been trampled upon; my freedom of expression has been trampled upon.” The problem is Uganda’s new anti-pornography law, which just came into effect in February 2014.
They have been widely condemned by organisations such as Human Rights Watch, who say pornography is defined so loosely that the law has encouraged public attacks on women wearing skimpy clothes.
indeed, last year, people translated it as meaning a ‘miniskirt ban’, which led to serious attacks and arrests on women wearing short skirts.
But nothing has changed since then and this potentially dangerous law still exists.
The minimum age of marriage in Uganda is 18 for both girls and boys, but a girl can marry at 16 with parental consent.
On 16 June 2015, the Government of Uganda launched the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage and its first ever National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy (2014/2015 – 2019/2020), which was developed in partnership with civil society organisations, including members in Uganda, and UN agencies.
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Bride price can also a motivation for parents: a younger bride means a higher bride price for the family.
Limited access to education for girls and traditional and social norms which dictate that girls are married at a young age in order to fulfil their role as a wife and mother, play a role too.
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Kansiime, who sings under the stage-name ‘Panadol wa Basajja’ (meaning 'medicine for men') has already spent five weeks in jail, after she was arrested for breaking a new anti-pornography law.
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