WOMEN MOVEMENTS PRAISE PRESIDENT MUSEVENI FOR PRIORITIZING EMPOWERMENT

Women movements under their different umbrellas have applauded President Museveni for making women empowerment a priority. This was during the commemoration of the international day to end violence and against the key population According to the 2023-2024 UNESO report on the Human Rights Situation among the key population, several sex workers had reportedly been subjected to all sorts of abuses and violence A number of then were also reported to be targeted by the attackers and subjected to femicide The report indicated that 214 cases of human rights violations arose from torture, discrimination, property rights among others