Outcome UGA_D_3.2

By 2025, gender equality and human rights of people in Uganda are promoted, protected, and fulfilled in a culturally responsive environment.

Public trust and satisfaction in the justice system is 69% according to the Justice needs survey report 2024 conducted by the Hague institute of Innovating law (HiiL). This has not changed since 2023 when the satisfaction level was the same. Country wide, the level of social tolerance for GBV reduced. According to the UDHS 2022 report, 81 percent [1] of the GBV violence indicators showed a decline. Community attitude towards GBV has also improved. Less women and men now agree with justification for wife beating and more women are engaged in joint decision making at the household level. Specifically, the UDHS 2022 found that the proportion of men aged 15-49 agree with at least one justification for wife beating declined by 11 percent [2] and those that believe a wife is justified in refusing sex if her husband has other partners declined by 6 percent [3] from 2016 to 2022. [1] 13/16 indicators [2] Men aged 15-49 who agree with at least one justification for wife beating declined from 41 percent in 2016 to 30 percent in 2022. [3] Men aged 15-49 who believe a wife is justified in refusing sex if her husband has other partners declined from 77 percent in 2016 to 71 percent in 2022.

By 2025, gender equality and human rights of people in Uganda are promoted, protected, and fulfilled in a culturally responsive environment.

The situation of women's rights has not changed much since last year. Gender based violence is still high, but the country is awaiting the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey report to get a more accurate information in this. However, public trust in the justice system is improving. In 2023, public trust in the justice system stood at 69% according to data collected from the SEMA pilot program located at 50 frontline JLOS service points (JLOS annual report, 2022/23). This presents a 7-percentage point increase from the 62% reported in 2022.