GBV & Women's rights Archives - Justice Centres Uganda

Land & Property Rights March 19, 2024

Aminah was married to Fahad for about 40 years. The couple while still renting, bought a plot of land in…

GBV & Women's rights March 19, 2024

In April 2022, Daphne approached JCU Tororo for legal support because her husband (Pete) of five years had petitioned for…

Land & Property Rights March 19, 2024

The dispute took place in 2019 in Kasunga I village, Mukunyu Sub County concerning a husband who wanted to sell…

GBV & Women's rights September 27, 2023

Rose was going through physical, emotional and economic violence implicated by the ex-husband Phillip. For seven years, Phillip would do…

Succession Law November 9, 2022

Pictured is Judith, a widow who was helped to recover her matrimonial home and land that had been taken over…

Succession Law November 9, 2022

Aida is a widow to the late Ndege who died intestate in 2005 leaving her with 8 children. Before Ndege’s…

GBV & Women's rights November 1, 2022

The complainant Nadia approached JCU Mukono claiming she’d been in a cohabiting relationship with Kibirige and they have four children…

GBV & Women's rights November 1, 2022

This is a family matter where the client’s in-laws upon the death of her husband, took over her property and…

GBV & Women's rights November 1, 2022

Frank (deceased) had one wife Racheal and another woman (Prossy) whom he had cohabited and had children with. Racheal is…

GBV & Women's rights November 1, 2022

This story involved a widow whose in-laws and clan leaders attempted to divide property already given to her & her…

GBV & Women's rights August 2, 2022

The JCU National Coordinator - Mr. Besigye Aaron shares JCU’s involvement in eliminating violence against women and girls, during the…

Children's Rights February 28, 2022

Because of their young age, the law gives children more protection than adults therefore creating a special regime of child…