As Uganda joins the rest of African countries to commemorate the day of African child tomorrow 16th, Civil society organizations advocating for children‘s rights have asked Government to facilitate the implementation of the just amended child right law as way to promote the rights of children in the country.
Addressing the media at Bravod hotel in Masaka, the child rights advocacy specialist for planning Uganda Jessica Ssenyonjo said that it’s important for Government to fund the implementation process and ensure that the duty bearers are also aware how the enforce the rights of children.
Senyonjo says that Government should specifically focus on the rights of the children in conflict areas as more vulnerable. Lydia Najjemba from the ministry of gender Labor and Social Development who is also the coordinator of this year’s event says they chose greater Masaka to host this year’s celebrations because they discovered that it had the high rate of child rights abuse and violence.
