CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LAWS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN UGANDA

TABLE Of CONTENTS

Contents

DECLARATION .......................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... v

LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................... viii

STATUTES AND INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ....................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................... !

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1

1.1. Introduction and Background to the Research ..................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................... 9

1.3 Objectives of the Research ................................................................................ 10

1.4 Scope of the Study ........................................................................................... 11

1.5 Methodology .................................................................................................... 12

1.6 Literature Review .............................................................................................. 12

1.7 Significance of the study ................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................... 16

fORMS OF CHILD ABUSE ................................................................................... 16

2.1 Child Labour ..................................................................................................... 16

2.1.1 Back Ground of Child Labour .......................................................................... 17

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2.2 Sexual Abuse of Children ..........................................•........................................ 19

2.2.1 Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children in UGANDA. .....................................•. 21

2.2.2 Defilement. .................................................................................................... 22

2.2.3 Child Forced Marriages ................................................................................... 24

2.3.4 Incest in Relation to Children .......................................................................... 26

2.2.5 Homosexuality ............................................................................................... 27

2.2.6 Female Genital Mutilation ............................................................................... 28

2.3. Child Sacrifice .................................................................................................. 29

2.4 Child Neglect .................................................................................................... 31

2.2.5 Psychological Abuse ....................................................................................... 33

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................. 35

CAUSES AND EFFECTS Of CHILD ABUSE ........................................................... 35

3.0 Introductions .................................................................................................... 35

3.1 Causes ............................................................................................................. 35

3.1.1 Poverty ......................................................................................................... 35

3.1.2 Unemployment. ............................................................................................. 37

3.1.3 Alcoholism in Families .................................................................................... 37

3.1.4 Domestic violence .......................................................................................... 38

3.2 Effects of Child Abuse ....................................................................................... 38

3.2.1 Mental health problems .................................................................................. 39

3.2.2 Suicidal behavior, self-destructive ................................................................... 39

3.3.3 Cognitive and Intellectual Consequences ......................................................... 40

3.2.4 Violence ........................................................................................................ 41

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3.2.5. Children also become runaways ..................................................................... 42

3.2.6. Alcohol Problems .......................................................................................... 42

3.2.7 Illicit Drug use or Abuse ................................................................................. 43

3.3 Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 43

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................... 44

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LAWS RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OFCHILD

ABUSE IN UGANDA . ............................................................................................ 44

4.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 44

4.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 ............................................... 44

4.2 The Employment Act 2006 ................................................................................ 48

4.3 The Children Act cap 59 .................................................................................... 49

4.4 The Penal Code Act, Cap 120 ............................................................................ 54

4.5 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ........................................ 57

4.6 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ................................... 60

CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................... 63

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................... 63

5.1 Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 63

5.2 Recommendations on the prevention of child abuse ............................................ 64

REFERENCE BOOKS ................................................................................................ 67

INTERVIEW GUIDES ............................................................................................... 68