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Human rights advocates raise alarm over sexual violence in Uganda

People's Liberation Party leader Martha Karua addresses the Press at Mageuzi Hub in Nairobi on February 8, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Women’s rights advocates from across East Africa, led by Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua, have raised alarm over what they termed systematic, state-sanctioned sexual violence against women in Uganda following the country’s January 2026 General Election.

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