Mitooma, Rubirizi, Bushenyi launch campaign against violence

Authorities in Mitooma,  Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts have launched a campaign to eliminate cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in homes.
 
During the launch of GBV in Rubirizi district at Prim guest house, leaders said unlike women who rush to different authorities to report cases of gender based violence, men are suffering silently.
 
John Katsyomezo, Mitooma district vice chairman said because of tradition, men who are battered by their wives don't go to police to expose their affairs.  
 
The campaign is to monitor the implementation of the Uganda action plan on United Nation's Security Council resolution and the Goma declaration on gender based violence by the Centre for Women in Governance.
 
The Bushenyi district speaker, Emmanuel Karatsi criticized some politicians saying some times when a man is arrested for battering his partner; some politicians are the ones who call police to order for the release of the suspect.
 
Charity Mutungi, Kabira and Rurehe sub-counties councillor in Mitooma district said lack of evidence has led women's failure to win cases of domestic violence in court.