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Street Debate: Violence is illegal, so why does it continue?

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Silja Fröhlich
March 13, 2026

Nearly 95% of women in Uganda have suffered abuse — yet perpetrators rarely face consequences. Silence has become a survival strategy. We ask why laws that exist on paper so consistently fail in real life.

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