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and 2 per cent to the print media. Mr Haruna Mawa, the
information officer at ANPPCAN, says child abuse cases
doubled last year compared to 2008, where about 7,360
were reported.
Child abuse includes; defilement, neglect, desertion,
torture, child stealing, abortion, kidnap, infanticide, child
sacrifice and child trafficking, among others.
Kasese District registered the highest cases of child abuse
among the 10 districts scrutinised by ANPPCAN. It was
followed by Kitgum District and Mukono, Apac, Jinja,
Rakai, Kampala, Iganga and Arua. Kamuli District had the
lowest cases of child abuse.
The volume of calls on the toll free helpline (0800111222)
to report child abuse, increased to 6,181 up from 2,636
calls received in 2008.
Implement laws
This trend shows that despite the various interventions by a
myriad of actors in the child welfare and protection sector,
the number of children subjected to abuse is still
unacceptably high.
ANPPCAN says there is urgent need to amend Section 43
of the Evidence Act to allow medical practitioners at a
level of clinical officers to examine the victims of sexual
abuse.
They also want the government to pass a law which
regulates traditional medical practices in its entirety, so
that rampart cases of child sacrifice which was at 29 last
year, can be curbed.
The group also wants an implementation of the Trafficking
in Persons’ Act which provides for life imprisonment for a
person convicted of aggravated trafficking. Increasing
support to the police and district probation offices is
another area that ANPPCAN feels the government should
look into. “The government should allocate resources to
construct and facilitate specialised units for abused and
vulnerable children in various police stations.”
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/967650/-
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Here are Guidelines to
Safeguard against Sexual
Abuse
January 11, 2011
Rape and defilement cases against unsuspecting women
and children are common in our society. For instance, an
article was published in your paper (12 soldiers held over
gang-raping woman, Daily Monitor, January 7), where
a 20- year-old young woman was waylaid and raped.
There are many other such cases that go unreported.
These are gruesome acts and perpetrators must be held
accountable!
Statistics show that most people who sexually abuse
children are family members or people whom the child
knows. The following guidelines will help prevent and
fight child sexual abuse:
• Do not go to public toilets alone.
• Move in groups and never alone.
• Avoid bad groups/bad peer groups.
• Avoid moving alone at night or in isolated
places.
• Do not take lifts from strangers.
• Avoid reading or watching pornographic
material/information. This means watching TV,
listening to radio or reading newspapers,
magazines, newsletters, etc, with pictures of
naked people or information about sex.
• Shout for help if someone attempts to abuse
you.
Important things to remember:
• When you think someone might or is in the
process of abusing you, report or tell someone
about it.
• When abused, tell your parents/care-taker or
someone. Remember, children who report get
help and face fewer problems than those who
do not.
The National Council for Children would like to appeal
to the general public to be vigilant and report
perpetrators of child abuse to relevant authorities.
Martin Kiiza
Ag. Secretary General, National Council for Children
http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1087372/-
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