Uganda
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Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southwest by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it has a population of over 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.
Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses many of the south, including Kampala, whose language, Luganda, is widely spoken; the official language is English. Various ethnic groups populated the region before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These groups established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab traders in the 1830s and British explorers in the late 19th century marked the beginning of foreign influence. The British established the Protectorate of Uganda in 1894, incorporating various kingdoms and setting the stage for future political dynamics. Uganda gained independence in 1962, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister. The 1966 Mengo Crisis marked a significant conflict with the Buganda kingdom. Idi Amin's military coup in 1971 led to a brutal regime characterized by mass killings and economic decline until his overthrow in 1979.
Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement (NRM) took power in 1986 after a six-year guerrilla war. This brought stability and growth, but authoritarian practices and human rights abuses. The abolition of presidential term limits, electoral fraud, and repression allegations have raised concerns about Uganda's democratic future. Museveni was president in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 general elections. Human rights issues, corruption, and regional conflicts, such as involvement in the Congo Wars and the struggle against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), continue challenging Uganda. Despite this, it has made progress in education and health, improving literacy and reducing HIV infection, though challenges in maternal health and gender inequality persist. The country's future depends on addressing governance and human rights while leveraging its natural and human resources for sustainable development.
Geographically, Uganda is diverse, with volcanic hills, mountains, and lakes, including Lake Victoria, the world's second-largest freshwater lake. The country has significant natural resources, including fertile agricultural land and untapped oil reserves, contributing to its economic development. The service sector dominates the economy, surpassing agriculture. Uganda's rich biodiversity, national parks, and wildlife reserves attract tourism, which is a vital economic sector.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Uganda
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Uganda permits corporal punishment in schools.
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JCP in Uganda from Corpun.com
Uganda became a British territory in the late 19th century. An English-style legal system, including formal judicial corporal punishment, was superimposed on a pre-existing tradition of local tribal floggings. Both systems continued after Britain's independence in 1962.
Benson (1937) reports that there had been 263 JCP cases in Uganda in 1930. This fell to only 57 in 1935 (24 adults and 33 juveniles).
Allott (1970) noted that magistrates' courts in Uganda were empowered to order up to 12 strokes of corporal punishment (no details provided).
Following a 2002 court ruling that it was unconstitutional, the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Act 2006 abolished JCP. A 2000 news report provides an example of a magistrates' court case that resulted in a jail sentence plus caning for robbery. In that case, it was stipulated that the 12 strokes would be inflicted at the end of the prison term.
The Archives contain several other reports of Ugandan JCP cases from 1997, 1998, and 1999.
There are also the more informal on-the-spot canings carried out on male and female offenders by local customary village courts ("LC" or local council), as reported in these May 2004 news items and illustrated in these press photographs. The 2006 ban did not cover these since they continued.
( We have no further information from Corpun.com as of Oct, 2024 )
Prostitution in Uganda
- Prostitution in Uganda ↗ on Wikipedia
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Uganda ]
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