AHURIO staff participates in the national dialogue on divorce law in Uganda

AHURIO staff, Fred Kaahwa on 24^th March, 2016 participated in a national dialogue on the evolving status of divorce law in Uganda. The one day dialogue was held at Protea Hotel, Kampala.

Prof. Sylvia Tamale of Makerere University Law School & Coordinator of Law, Gender and Sexuality engages with Journalists on the evolving status of divorce law in Uganda

The specific objectives on the dialogue was to create a forum for CSO’s, academia, researchers, members of the judiciary among others to address the inequalities in the implementation of the law, advocate for the strengthening of the law and explore ways of protecting the interests of children and women since they don’t live in isolation.

In addition, the meeting was aimed at strengthening networking and coordination between various actors as a tool for strategic advocacy in support of vulnerable women in Uganda.

Some of the key recommendations from the dialogue meeting included following up to see that is there is regular case law  reporting especially cases with gender perspective,  simplifying information into learning tools, pushing Uganda parliament to pass laws governing matrimonial property.

Dr. Maria Nassali (standing) discusses the adultery and divorce law during the dialogue  meeting.

Other recommendations are;  the need urge Uganda parliament to look into the jurisdiction of the Qadi courts in divorce matters, advocate for   removal of issue of dependent domicile, profiling local women experiences of human rights abuses, following up on the execution of the cases, emphasizing progressive elements of the case law, use of non traditional methods of advocacy like music and comedy and strengthening collaboration with Equal Opportunities Committee to organize a nationwide of persons of eminent judges to listen to women’s testimony so that can public can also hear.

AHURIO will continue in promoting the objectives of the dialogue meeting by promoting access to justice for vulnerable women and children in the Rwenzori Region.

The dialogue meeting was organized by LASPNET in partnership with FIDA Uganda and International Governance Alliance and funded by Ford Foundation.