Uganda: Two-Time Rape Victim Infected With HIV, Forced to Marry Rapist Jane Draru (not real names) seats on the verandah of her grass thatched house in Kopu village in Ayipe Sub County in Koboko District folding her hands on her chest. She celebrated her 18th birthday early this month. Draru, who seems lost in a state of despair was raped twice in a space of four years, impregnated and infected with HIV. "I don't know what to tell you. I wait for a time when I will also die. After all, even my child has died," she narrates. Draru was first raped in March 2015 as she returned from Ayipe Trading ... “ Police statistics show 201 girls were defiled by people living with HIV in 2018, 115 were defiled by guardians, ninety-five pupils by their teachers, 90 secondary school students by teachers, 90 girls with disabilities were defiled and 84 girls by their biological parents. ” Activists speak out Child rights defenders such as Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU), Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and Partner in Community Transformation (Picot) put the blame to lack of comprehensive police on Sexuality, Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) that would empower girls with appropriate information on how to deal with sexual advances. Maureen Andinda, the RAHU's Strategy and Business Development Manager, reasons that absence of clear policies regarding the approach and response to young people's sexual reproductive health challenges creates an environment where inaccurate, mythical and downright wrong information sharing thrives. Andinda says young people listen to ... Continue reading... https://allafrica.com/stories/201907160089.html
