Country, ive been horrified by the stories of Sexual Violence and incest involving young girls in Northern Uganda. It was very tough because some of these things i had not experienced. A father having Sexual Intercourse with a daughter. Granddaughter. Theres nobody who can really support the person who has been raped. To me, i look at thisjustice, its a weakjustice. This region suffered a 20 year hideous insurgency, about 55 dead bodies myself. I describe it as the war was fought in the body of the woman and the woman became the battlefield. The war ended about 15 years ago. But is the post conflict legacyjust as horrific as the war itself . I was born in uganda and most of the early part of my life was spent in uganda. After the recent lockdown due to the covid pandemic. There were these horrific tales that came. Out of this country about an increase in teenage pregnancy. But there seemed to be even more tales that were coming from Northern Uganda, particularly about abuse of young girls. And i was interested in finding out what exactly was happening here in the underbelly of this society. That is why i came to Northern Uganda. The population of this region isjust over 2 million. And with close to 70 of People Living in poverty, its one of the poorest regions in the country. This city, roughly 330 kilometres from the capital, kampala, is the commercial and administrative city of the north. Im starting here at the regional general hospitals antenatal ward. Good girl. From the last Financial Year report, about 23 of our pregnancies were teenagers. If im talking of teenage mothers, all of them are defiled. They are teenagers. They are not supposed to be pregnant. In uganda, defilement means unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a girl below the age of 18, which is the age of consent here. So a quarter of the babies dr giffords team helped deliver safely are born to child mothers. Teenage pregnancies is a challenge in our system. A young mother alone is a complication in itself. She has been in labour since yesterday. If a girl is under 14 or higher, busa is a carer or hiv positive, or a repeat offender, it becomes aggravated defilement. Incest is a separate crime under the penal code. Because they are young, their body is not developed to handle a delivery, a pregnancy and all. And youll find that Young Mothers are the highest proportion. The younger the mother, the more the complication. The harrowing report published during the pandemic reflected that 300 increase in girls aged ten to 14 giving birth in uganda as a whole. The figures are highest in rural areas. Whole. The figures are highest in ruralareas. I whole. The figures are highest in rural areas. I am whole. The figures are highest in ruralareas. Iam heading whole. The figures are highest in rural areas. I am heading out of the city to a regional district. It is a Sunday Morning and the joyous sound of the Church Service and across the countryside. Iam i am meeting a group of women who have gone through the church and have gone through the church and have joined forces to help the community. Praise the lord grace is visiting a little girl who is eight months pregnant and living alone. They think she is 11 or 12 years old. This childs parents business failed, so they returned to the village far away to farm. To try to provide something for their family. No one knows who the father is, or what happened here. We are only allowed to film here with the local Community Leaders support. David is in local apprentice and wants to raise awareness of the Sexual Violence happening here. She was left here, because. Violence happening here. She was left here, because. But violence happening here. She was left here, because. But the left here, because. But the unfortunate part, the next room come here, is where people are exposed to a lot of challenges. When she looks at other fellow girls who were not pregnant, she cries. That is her lifestyle. Ina in a week, we always have three cases of defilement. Sometimes we have to tie them and escort them. But they dont bother to follow it up, there is no one who can support the person who has been raped. To me, i look at this justice system, wejustice. Weakjustice. Its wejustice. Weak ustice. Its odd to be wejustice. Weak ustice. Its odd to be in h wejustice. Weak ustice. Its odd to be in this wejustice. Weakjustice. Its odd to be in this place, even heartbreaking. Her parents have left her here, sensibly for her to be able to get a better education. , but here she is pregnant, alone. Sensibly for her to get frightened. And utterly disgusted and appalled. But also it gives me a sense of helplessness. What does it mean for the next generation . Is this really the new normal . I grew up this really the new normal . I grew up in the south and in many ways it was another world. A war, an Insurgency Ravage this region for 20 years, known in the west as coney� s will. This man led the resistance army, a rebel group which wanted to overthrow the government. The . Overthrow the government. They rebels in northern overthrow the government. Tie rebels in Northern Uganda have overthrow the government. Ti3 1 rebels in Northern Uganda have been active. , rebels in Northern Uganda have been active. ,. ,. , active. There have been about 25 dead bodies. Active. There have been about 25 dead bodies. He active. There have been about 25 dead bodies. He was active. There have been about 25 dead bodies. He was infamous i active. There have been about 25| dead bodies. He was infamous for active. There have been about 25 dead bodies. He was infamous for his Inhumane Treatment dead bodies. He was infamous for his Inhumane Treatment for dead bodies. He was infamous for his Inhumane Treatment for those dead bodies. He was infamous for his Inhumane Treatment for those he Inhumane Treatment for those he abducted, mainly cutting of lives and limbs, forcing people through fear. ,. , it is estimated that 40,000 children were abducted and 1. 7 Million People were abducted and 1. 7 Million People were internally displaced, created by the government. In were internally displaced, created by the government. By the government. In theory, to keep peeple by the government. In theory, to keep people safe. By the government. In theory, to keep people safe. It by the government. In theory, to keep people safe. It wasnt by the government. In theory, to keep people safe. It wasnt until| keep people safe. It wasnt until 2008 that the war came to an end, though the perpetrator� s whereabouts is still unknown. The war he is a highly relevant context. This woman runs an organisation working with a Community Post war. Runs an organisation working with a Community Postwar. Runs an organisation working with a Community Postwar. Living with the imminent toxic Community Postwar. Living with the imminent Toxic Minefield Community Postwar. Living with the l imminent Toxic Minefield environment as a long term effect on the community. We are not used to seeing dead bodies, people begin to think that sexual and gender based abuse seems to be not the highest level of abuse. Rice sexual abuse was used as abuse. Rice sexual abuse was used as a military strategy. I describe it as the war was fought in the body of the woman and the woman became the battlefield. 0ne the woman and the woman became the battlefield. One woman described the situation where she was abducted with her three sons and two daughters. And they say we want your son to sleep with you, or else we shall shoot you now. But the son said, no. 0ver my dead body, i cannot sleep with my mother in front of you. But the mother begged the sun and said, please, you need to do this and you need to stay alive. The el are a war this and you need to stay alive. The el are a war would further challenge further thousands of abductees who returned, many children born in captivity simply dont know their parents and may have been born across the border. In the ugandan constitution, they are considered stateless, they dont exist on paper. Pamelas organisation works with returnees. With returnees. They missed opportunities. With returnees. They missed opportunities. So with returnees. They missed opportunities. So we with returnees. They missed opportunities. So we did with returnees. They missed l opportunities. So we did listen with returnees. They missed opportunities. So we did listen to this goal, some of them decided to choose a Baking Academy and learned many skills in baking. And now they are using it as a business whether 0ren environment. Unitss mother and aunt were abducted when they were teenagers. Both women bore children in captivity her mother died at their hands, but her aunt, who had twins mike took her as her own child, too. After a decade in captivity, they were released to a community. It took years for this woman to know her true story, which has taken a toll. Eunices baby is living elsewhere with another aunt, we are told there are too many children he had to look after properly. A small hope lies in her baking business. It is over 15 years ago that the lra were driven out of uganda. But after the insurgency continue to ripple through the society like the effect of the insurgency. The stories that ive heard from these do among women is a heartbreaking. I cannot imagine how eunice copes with the multiple layers of loss and rejection. She is one of so many scars that are in compensable and the lack of anyjustice only goes redress to seems a threat to society. Whilst we have been in the community i have been put in touch with a lawyer from the ngo. Just like pamela, hi experience has defined her career path. Growing up here, i saw so many children gets defiled and most of those parents did not have the resources to pursue the justice that their children deserved. With this sexual offences, perpetrators are always known to the victims, in most cases it is a relative. It was very tough, because some of these things i had not experienced before. A father having Sexual Intercourse with a daughter, grand daughter, it was very traumatic for me. And i think he and then, i would literally break down. Eunice is allotted to some of the cases of defilement and gender based violence that do get reported to the police. Today she is taking us with her as she visits the family of one of the most acute cases of Sexual Violence and incest she has been dealing with over the years. We are auoin to dealing with over the years. We are going to visit dealing with over the years. We are going to visit a dealing with over the years. We are going to visit a family dealing with over the years. We are going to visit a family of dealing with over the years. We are going to visit a family of a dealing with over the years. We are going to visit a family of a child going to visit a family of a child who was defiled when she was about three years. Yes, when she was defiled. She was defiled by her stepfather iss brother. The mother did notice until her Walking Style and things change and when she asked her about it, she finally disclosed the person who had Sexual Intercourse with her. In most cases the family tries to make sure the issue is handled within the family, without having to seek recourse at police will take legal action. Even when a case is taken up by the police, justice here seems to come at a price. You have to literally pay your way to getjustice. You have to pay money for fuel to have the suspect apprehended. You were supposed to provide feeding for them while they are still at the Police Station, because at the Police Station they dont have provisions. When you go to the health centres, medical people dont allow you to fill police forms without being paid. When you look at the community that i am in, the Poverty Level is very high, so its a big challenge. Medical and Police Reports confirm the abuse and on top of everything, this little girl was infected with a sexually transmitted disease. A tragic piece of evidence in this case. The suspect was held for six months, both because of some legal due process wasnt followed correctly, he was released on bail. This mother simply hasnt the means to keep pursuing. This particular case is not the only case of defilement being done on a very young girl and she doesnt get the justice that she deserves. We have a number of them. I think it says a lot why most people dont have trust in the justice system. Because if a four year old doesnt get the justice that they deserve, what happens to a 16 year old . What happens if you dont have money . There is a lot of corruption, people dont feel. If you get money, you get out, that is whats happening, thatis get out, that is whats happening, that is what happens. Hat get out, that is whats happening, that is what happens. Get out, that is whats happening, that is what happens. Not one of the instances of that is what happens. Not one of the instances of sexual that is what happens. Not one of the instances of sexual abuse that is what happens. Not one of the instances of sexual abuse ive that is what happens. Not one of the instances of sexual abuse ive seen i instances of sexual abuse ive seen here have been successfully prosecuted. And hearing that the victims must play police and supply the alleged perpetrators meals, it begs belief. The head of the police force, here, agreed to meet with me. Now, with the corruption, it has been now, with the corruption, it has been a now, with the corruption, it has been a perception that police is corrupt been a perception that police is corrupt. But not all are corrupt. Just like corrupt. But not all are corrupt. Just like any other institution. We have just like any other institution. We have good just like any other institution. We have good words about ones. We are not supposed to ask. A victim to pay for our not supposed to ask. A victim to pay for our services. But sometimes you have to for our services. But sometimes you have to accept that we can run out of fuel have to accept that we can run out of fuel sometimes. Because we are given of fuel sometimes. Because we are given an of fuel sometimes. Because we are given an amount. So there is that possibility, given an amount. So there is that possibility, that may be at the time when possibility, that may be at the time when the possibility, that may be at the time when the crime has been committed the police when the crime has been committed the Police Officer have a particular station the Police Officer have a particular station has the Police Officer have a particular station has run out of fuel. If the olice station has run out of fuel. If the police really station has run out of fuel. If the police really have station has run out of fuel. If the police really have no station has run out of fuel. If the police really have no fuel station has run out of fuel. If the police really have no fuel to station has run out of fuel. If the. Police really have no fuel to arrest Child Abusers and hold victims to ransom, what hope forjustice here . Perhaps this regions Minister Stay forjustice can shed light. I perhaps this regions Minister Stay forjustice can shed light. Forjustice can shed light. I cannot deny corruption, forjustice can shed light. I cannot deny corruption, corruption deny corruption, corruption is there. It is at all levels, even at ministries levels. We have lots of on defilements, lots on incest, but somehow, again, Peoplejust Go behind the law and break pillows is a burberry rocco. Bribe police. There are cases which have been prosecuted by the number is not high. From the cases which were reported, only 6 reached court, thatis reported, only 6 reached court, that is what they told me. Defilement has a consequence. Imprisonments, and imprisonment of 20 years. But, its difficult to enforce. Somehow. I dont know whether to be grateful for the honesty, or horrified of the hideous acceptance of the status quo. We have been unable to get confirmation of whether any case on defilement has actually been successfully prosecuted, recently. It seems this area has become a praying ground where abusers are on top of the law. Those who can pay, win. I hold some optimism that women like the mothers. But is it a drop in the ocean . Shirley, its time the government woke up to what is happening, if the future of girls here is ever going to be right. Hello. On saturday, the temperature reached 20 degrees celsius in a few locations across the uk. But in Northern England and parts of scotland it felt chilly. Sunday will feel a little warmer in these areas, but we are expecting some showers. And if we have a look at the satellite picture, there is a lot of cloud lurking around the uk. You can see it here, particularly around western areas. But the air is coming in from the south. Its a relatively mild air mass. This is what that yellow colour is indicating. So a milder current of air all the way from the southern climes. Heres the forecast. Then for the early hours, an extensive cloud with showers right from the word go, not necessarily in east anglia and the southeast here. We will have had clear spells overnight. Its also going to be a little bit colder in london and norwich, for example, around four or five, six degrees, but plenty of cloud and showers through the morning into the afternoon. Lets have a look at a snapshot at two p m. So across scotland, you can see where the showers are in the western isles, some in central scotland, a few in the lowlands. Thunderstorms possible in the afternoon across northern ireland, even some downpours, showers around merseyside into lancashire, parts of wales, the South West Of England and one or two showers brewing elsewhere. But notice the extreme south east, east anglia and lincolnshire. Actually some sunshine here, a dry day, the highest temperatures, too. And look how much warmer its going to be across Northern England and parts of scotland. The lower temperatures will actually be out towards the west and the south west here where we will have extensive cloud and the showers and that cloud lingers into sunday evening. Lets have a look at Bank Holiday Monday now. So through the night into monday, Weather Fronts across the uk, but we are fairly close to High Pressure out towards the south west here. A pretty decent day. We could have some showers in the south east on Bank Holiday Monday. Also notice that the wind arrow is the air is coming in from the north across the far north of scotland. So really chilly in lerwick, six degrees around eight degrees in stornoway but in glasgow its 15 in the midlands around 16 degrees celsius. So all in all, not a bad Bank Holiday Monday on the way and then midweek, High Pressure is close by and that basically means settled dry weather and thats reflected in the outlook. You can see wednesday and thursday there, sunny skies for cardiff and also for london. Thats it for me. Have a great sunday. Live from washington, this is bbc news. The British Foreign office has confirmed the final evacuation flight from sudan will leave tonight. 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