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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Lisa Karanja, Orville Schell Fellow in the Women’s Rights Division, researched and wrote this report. LaShawn R. Jefferson, executive director of the Women’s Rights Division, and Helen Epstein, consultant, provided additional field research assistance. Joanne Csete, director of the HIV/AIDS Program; Peter Takirambudde, executive director of the Africa Division; Janet Fleischman, Washington director of the Africa Division; LaShawn Jefferson; and Joe Saunders, deputy director in the Program Office edited the report. James Ross, senior legal advisor, provided legal review. Natalie Rainer, Katherine Bowman, Andrea Holley, Veronica Matushaj, Jonathan Horowitz, and Fitzroy Hepkins provided production assistance.

The Women’s Rights Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the many individuals, government officials, and institutions in Uganda who were instrumental in our efforts to investigate the links between domestic violence and women’s vulnerability to HIV. We would like to extend particular thanks to certain individuals and nongovernmental organizations, including Debbie Kaddu-Serwadda, Dr. Seggane Musisi, Maureen Owor, Irene Kakooza, Eva Kawuma, Jessica Saboni, Hellen K. Alyek, Raising Voices, National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, The AIDS Support Organisation, Action Aid-Uganda, Uganda Women’s Network, Slum Aid, the Association of Uganda Women Lawyers (FIDA), Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS, the Tororo Civil Society Network, the Mifumi Project, National Women’s Organisations of Uganda, Akina Mama wa Afrika, the AIDS Information Centre, the Legal Aid Project, Isis-Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange, Uganda Media Women Association, Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, Association of Uganda Women Medical Doctors, Hope After Rape, Society of Women and AIDS in Africa, UNDP-Uganda, UNAIDS-Uganda, the Royal Danish Embassy, and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Human Rights Watch also thanks the government officials who agreed to be interviewed for this report.

We extend particular thanks to Joy Namayanja for her tireless work with us in Uganda. We also wish to thank Jasmine Juteau, Elizabeth Morrow, Yasuyo Shimizu, Maya Scherer, Catherine Kihara, Denise Nieves, Julie Hassman, and Naureen Mirza for research and logistical assistance.

Human Rights Watch extends particular thanks to UWONET and Raising Voices for assistance in reviewing material.

Most of all, Human Rights Watch wishes to thank all the individuals in Uganda who agreed to be interviewed for this report. We particularly thank the courageous women who were willing to speak to us of their experiences, without whom this report would not be possible.

We also acknowledge with gratitude the financial support of Kathleen Peratis and Richard Frank, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Moriah Fund, the Oak Foundation, the Streisand Foundation, the Dobkin Family Foundation, and the members of the Advisory Committee of the Women’s Rights Division.


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Women's Rights Division

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We stand with victims and activists to bring offenders to justice, to prevent discrimination, to uphold

political freedom and to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime.

We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable.

We challenge governments and those holding power to end abusive practices and respect international

human rights law.

We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.

The staff includes Kenneth Roth, executive director; Michele Alexander, development director; Rory Mungoven, advocacy director; Carroll Bogert, associate director; Barbara Guglielmo, finance director; Lotte Leicht, Brussels office director; Steve Crawshaw, London office director; Maria Pignataro Nielsen, human resources director; Iain Levine, program director; Wilder Tayler, legal and policy director; and Joanna Weschler, United Nations representative. Jonathan Fanton is the chair of the board. Robert L. Bernstein is the founding chair.

Its Women's Rights Division was established in 1990 to monitor violence and discrimination against women throughout the world. LaShawn R. Jefferson is the executive director; Janet Walsh is the deputy director; Nisha Varia is a researcher; Lisa Karanja is the Schell Fellow; and Natalie Rainer is the associate. Kathleen Peratis is chair of the advisory committee.

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August 2003