Children and vulnerability in Uganda : policy and practice / Rogers Kasirye

Includes Bibliographical references.

Table of Contents. – Ch. 1 Overview of children and vulnerability in Uganda - - Violence against children - - Protection of children’s rights - - Existing laws policy, achievements and gaps in violence against children. – Ch. 2 Forms of child vulnerability in Uganda - - Protecting children from child labour. – Ch. 3 Children’s rights and policy provisions for children in Uganda - - Conventions, laws and policies on children in Uganda - - Actors and their roles towards children rights. – Ch. 4 Situation of trafficking in persons in Uganda - - War and conflicts in northern Uganda - - The IDP camps - - Impact and consequences of conflicts and wars. – Ch. 5 Child sexual exploitation in kampala - - Predators and supply factors. – Ch. 6 Challenges in enhancing social protection among vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS and child labour in Uganda - - Drug abuse trends, magnitude and response in Uganda - - Overcrowded prisons. – Ch. 7 HIV/AIDS and alcohol, addressing the right cause - - HIV/AIDS in Uganda. – Ch. 8 Children of the deep waters of Lake Victoria - - child trafficking and child labour thrives - - Hazards on the lake - - fishing boys. – Ch. 9 The development of child law in Uganda - - Aspects of a Juvenile justice system - - Justice and development - - Child law. – Ch. 10 The current situation on the use of children in pornography in Uganda - - Situation on violence against children in Uganda - - Response mechanisms to violence against Children.