Social Workers in Kyangwali Refugee Camp report rising rape cases

And from the streets of Kampala, we now turn to a growing concern in one of Uganda’s refugee settlements…Cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence are on the rise in Kyangwali Refugee Camp, Kikuube District. Reports from the District Probation Office reveal that every day, at least one woman is raped and one girl is defiled within the camp. According to social workers, most victims of sexual and gender-based violence do not report the crimes — a silence that continues to shield the perpetrators.