Just Die Quietly:
Domestic Violence and Women’s Vulnerability to HIV in Uganda

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Map of Uganda

1. SUMMARY
   
   
2. RECOMMENDATIONS
To the Government of Uganda
To Donors and Regional and International Organizations


3. BACKGROUND
Uganda: Historical, Political, and Economic Context
The Legal System, Education, and Health
HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Domestic Violence in Uganda
Women’s Status in Uganda


4. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HIV/AIDS
Lack of Bodily Autonomy
Obstructed Access to HIV/AIDS Information and Treatment
HIV Status
Polygyny
Traditional Practices
Economic Dependence
Limitations on Redress


5. STATE RESPONSE
Shortcomings within the Legal Framework
Constraints to Effective Prosecution
Lack of Protective Services and Restricted Access to Health Services
HIV/AIDS Services
HIV/AIDS Programming
Dissemination of Information
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development


6. UGANDA’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL LAW
   
   
7. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS, JUNE 2001

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

August 2003       Vol. 15, No. 15 (A)