“As if We Weren’t Human”

Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda

Summary

Key Recommendations

I. Methodology

II. Background

A Post-Conflict Setting

III. Findings

Stigma and Discrimination

Abuses against Women and Girls with Disabilities

Access to Health Denied

IV. Efforts to Promote Inclusion of Women with Disabilities

By Humanitarian Aid Actors

By National and Local Government

V. Applicable International, Regional, and National Law..

Uganda’s International and Regional Obligations

Ugandan National Law

VI. Detailed Recommendations

To the Government of Uganda, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, and State Ministry of Disabilities

To the National Disability Council

To the Police, Especially the Child and Family Protection Unit

To the Parliament of Uganda and the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs

To Government and other Health Care Service Providers

To Humanitarian Aid Actors

To Uganda’s Development Partners

To the Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Acknowledgments