But as they approached police headquarters, anti-riot police arrested four men and one woman. A male protester is arrested by Uganda police officers during a march against kidnappings and murders ...

In 1961 a drive to recruit the first women into Uganda Police by the colonial government was on. To be eligible, one had to be 5ft 6 inches and a junior three graduate.

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) is concerned about the underrepresentation of women within its operational policing roles. Police presently has a total staff strength of 43, 717, of which 7, 777 (18 ...

Police in Uganda detained 11 female members of parliament on Thursday who they accused of staging of an unlawful protest, with some of the lawmakers sustaining injuries during their arrest.

For Namazzi, the police are of no help, she says. ... In February, Mwendwa says 90 women from Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal came together as part of the Vote: Women program.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The deceased were a man and a woman on a passenger ... near the suspects, police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said. Rusoke did not provide more details and ...

Men who are “bleeding internally” — a euphemism for women-on-men violence — are also encouraged to seek support, Isimbwa said: “Any form of violence, we should not tolerate it.” Domestic violence is a ...

In Uganda, a 2020 survey by U.N.-backed local authorities found that 95% of women and girls had experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, after turning 15.