Access to Land and Land Rights in Post Conflict Societies in Uganda - A Perspective on Women s and Children s Rights

The war waged by the Lord s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels between 1988 and 2006 in northern Uganda led to the massive displacement of people from their villages to internally displaced people s (IDP) camps. With the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the LRA rebels and the Government of Uganda, and the phasing out of IDP camps, IDPs were afforded an opportunity to return to their villages. The post conflict era, however, further exacerbated an already existing practice of deprivation of women and children from accessing their land. This book seeks to draw attention to the increased vulnerability of women and children in a post conflict society in northern Uganda in accessing their land, and encourage the formulation of mechanisms through which the rights of access to land of these vulnerable members of society could be better protected.

Product details

• Authors: Melody Ginamia
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2012
• EAN: 9783847343103
• ISBN: 978-3-8473-4310-3
• No. of pages: 116
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 6 mm x 220 mm
• Weight: 171 g
• Subject: Guides > Law, job, finance > Other law