The proposal!

My proposal!

Uganda has been through many situations for almost two decades already because of the child abduction, rape, brutal attacks, torture, extra judicial execution and destruction of many homes and communities. This situation has become a very big problem and it is very sad because this children and adults were constantly scared and afraid of what might happen to them. This children have run away from there homes in night to escape from this brutal attacks and abductions. In my opinion I think that it is enough this should be done someone should do something to stop this .

 Uganda human rights !!!

 Northern Uganda has been destroyed in conflict for nearly twenty years already. Thousands of civilians have been victims of brutal attacks, rape, torture, extra judicial execution and destruction of many homes and communities. In the last several years, there has been movement toward justice, including the opening of the investigations at the international criminal court, but the advanced has been poor and damaged by continued violence. The majority of abuses in Northern Uganda have been committed by large amounts to an army of children. The LRA, a rebel group fighting since 1986, have constantly kidnapped children for use of soldiers. 20,000 children were kidnapped between 1999 and 2004 alone. Up to 80% of the groups military force is now made up of child soldiers. The threat of violence from both sides has left the civilians, in risk of indiscriminate attacks and displacement. These children are all known as the night commuters because they are all scared of the abduction. An estimated 50,000 of these children run away their homes each night and travel miles and miles by foot to town and city centers to sleep in bus stations, churches etc... To avoid the LRA attacks. In January 2004 the Ugandan government asked the (ICC) to investigate the abuses in northern Uganda. After this investigation was done, in July 2004 the prosecutor agreed to release an investigation of the wars against humanity and war crimes done by the members of both the LRA and government. In June 2005, Museveni offered to extend the investigation and asking the LRA leader that if he agreed to give up fighting.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/uganda/years-of-conflict-threaten-progress-toward-justice/page.do?id=1102080

http://www.uhrc.ug/

http://www.amnesty.org/es/region/uganda

http://www.theta.com/youth-issues/20050823_yi_1.php

Background History!

 Uganda's Background History

In the 1830's the Arab traders moved to the interior of Uganda. They found several African kingdoms with well-developed political institutions dating back several centuries. These traders were followed in the 1860's by British explorers searching for the source of the Nile River. Protestant missionaries entered the country in 1877, and then the Catholic missionaries in 1879.An arrangement strengthened in 1890 an Anglo-German agreement confirming British dominance over Kenya and Uganda. In 1894, the Kingdom of Buganda was placed under a formal British protectorate. Britain allows internal self-government to Uganda in 1961, with the first elections on March 1, 1961. Benedicto Kiwanuka of the Democratic Party became the first Chief Minister.Milton Obote, leader of the majority coalition in the National Assembly, became prime minister and Uganda became independent on October 9, 1962. In September 1967, a new constitution named Uganda a republic, gave the president even greater powers, and abolished the traditional kingdoms. On January 25, 1971, Obote's government was vanished by the military forces of Idi Amin Dada. Amin declared himself president and gave himself power.Idi Amin ruled for 8 years this produced economic decline, social disintegration, and massive human rights violations. The Acholi and Langi ethnic groups were particular objects of Amin's political persecution because they had supported Obote and made up a large part of the army. In 1978, the International Commission of Jurists estimated that more than 100,000 Ugandans had been murdered during Amin's reign of terror; other places estimated a higher estimation. Amin was removed after a war of Tanzanian armed forces that pushed away an invasion of his troops into the Tanzanian territory. In April 11, 1979 Kampala was captured and Amin fled with his remaining forces. After Amin's removal, the Uganda National Liberation Front formed an interim government with Yusuf Lule as president. This government adopted a ministerial system of administration and created a quasi-parliamentary organ known as the National Consultative Commission (NCC). In June 1979, the NCC replaced Lule with Godfrey Binaisa. In a continuing dispute over the powers of the temporary presidency, Binaisa was removed in May 1980. Thereafter, Uganda was ruled by a military commission chaired by Paulo Muwanga. December 1980 elections returned the UPC to power under the leadership of President Obote, with Muwanga serving as vice president. Obote ruled until July 27, 1985, when an army brigade, build mostly of ethnic Acholi troops and commanded by Basilio Olara-Okello. He took Kampala and announced a military government. Obote fled to exile in Zambia. The new regime, headed by former defense force commander Gen. Tito Okello, opened negotiations with Museveni's  disobedient  forces .On February 18, 2011, Uganda held  its fourth presidential and parliamentary elections since Museveni came to power. Seven opposition presidential candidates, including FDC leader Kizza Besigye ran against Museveni. On February 20, the Electoral Commission declared Museveni the winner with 68% of the vote; Kizza Besigye came in second with 26% of the vote.

                                     

                                            Museveni        


                             

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2963.htm

http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1583/Uganda-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html

Uganda is unique!

                                                                         

English is the official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts, Ganda or Luganda are the most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic.   

                                                                 

Uganda's religion:

Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)

                                                         

                         

Uganda has a very varied and healthy food. The main dish is mostly matooke, which is made by steamed plantains. Also the nyama choma or muchom that is different types of grilled meat .A must in Uganda is grilled Tilapia. Also chips and chaps which are chips and a roll made by roasted minced meabut.

This is uganda's national anthem



Country Overview !

 

                                  

Uganda is located in eastern Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda's population consists of about 34,612,250 people.

                      

Birth rate:

47.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate:

 11.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Life expectancy:

Total Population: 53.24 years

Male: 52.17 years

Female: 54.33 years (2011 est.)

Ethnic group:

Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)

Legal System:

Based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Unemployment rate:
none.

Population below poverty line:

35% (2001 est.)

Industries:        

Sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production.

 Current government type:

Republic.

Political state:

Republic