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Kampala hosts regional workshop on digital and sexual violence against Sudanese women

A two-day workshop aimed at addressing digital violence and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against Sudanese women refugees has opened in Kampala, bringing together survivors, activists, and regional stakeholders to document abuses and shape a collective call for justice. The meeting, convened by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF), aligns with the 2025 Global 16 Days of Activism theme focusing on ending online and offline violence against women and girls in conflict situations. Speaking at [...]

Activists warn of weaponized sexual violence in Sudan

Activists and human rights advocates have raised alarm over the increasing use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. Speaking at the 2025 Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence event in Kampala, Sudanese women refugees and regional leaders called for urgent action to protect women and girls affected by the crisis. The conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has led to [...]

Local Media Coverage of ICGLR-RTF 16 days of activism against GBV

Following the event held at hotel African as part of the 16 days of activism against GBV please find links of media stories TV COVERAGE NTV Uganda: https://ntv.co.ug/news/armed-conflicts-fueling-violence-against-women NTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mcNr3STvCw ONLINE COVERAGE PML Daily: https://pmldaily.com/news/2025/12/kampala-hosts-regional-workshop-on-digital-and-sexual-violence-against-sudanese-women.html Chimp Reports: https://chimpreports.com/dont-forget-us-we-need-peace-sudanese-women-refugees-urge-african-leaders-on-war/ Nile Post: https://nilepost.co.ug/news/309387/sudanese-women-appeal-to-great-lakes-leaders-as-sexual-violence-surges-amid-escalating-conflict NEWS PAPER COVERAGE New Vision: https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/family/uganda-calls-for-stronger-action-against-viol-NV_224069      

ICGLR-RTF FOUR DAY TRAINING FOR PROFFESSIONALS ON INTERGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVES IN COMBATING SGBV IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION 26TH TO 29TH AUGUST 2025 AT HOTEL AFRICANA, KAMPALA, UGANDA.

ICGLR-RTF 5 day capacity building training for Uganda Police Force and other Justice actors on Promoting Human Rights based Approach and Protecting vulnerable groups in Uganda. 22nd to 26th September 2025 at Colline Hotel, Mukono City

Akarere k’Ibiyaga Bigari kahagurukiye gukemura ikibazo cy’ubuzima bwo mu mutwe

Ikigo gishinzwe Amahugurwa cy’Inama Mpuzamahanga y’Akarere k’Ibiyaga Bigari (ICGLR-RTF), cyasabye inzego z’ibihugu bigize uyu muryango gukemura ibibazo by’ubuzima bwo mu mutwe byatewe n’intambara, mu rwego rwo kubaka amahoro arambye muri aka Karere kagizwe n’ibihugu 12 bya Afurika. ICGLR na Minisiteri y’Ububanyi n’Amahanga y’u Rwanda (MINAFFET) barahugura inzego za Leta, imiryango itari iya Leta hamwe n’ishingiye ku kwemera, aho bazamara iminsi ine bahugurirwa i Kigali mu Rwanda, kuva ku wa Kabiri tariki 04 Gashyantare 2025, biga ku ngamba zabafasha gukemura amakimbirane [...]

Regional Technical Workshop to Compile Lexions for Detection, Monitoring and Mitigation of Gendered Hate Speech in the Great Lakes region, 26th-28rth May 2025, Nairobi Kenya.