HRAPF’s Press Statement in commemoration of the International Women’s day, 2026
PRESS STATEMENT
Kampala, Sunday 8th March 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: HRAPF stands in solidarity with Marginalised Women
Today, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) joins the world in commemorating International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.” This year’s theme calls for urgent and deliberate action to dismantle the structural, legal and social barriers that continue to deny women and girls equal access to justice.
This year’s commemoration comes at a time of intersecting and compounding crises affecting marginalised women in Uganda. Sweeping cuts in international aid, rising climate-related displacement, entrenched land tenure inequalities, an increasingly restrictive legal environment and a global rollback of women’s rights have converged to push the most marginalised women further away from safety, healthcare, and justice. These challenges are not isolated; they are manifestations of systemic exclusion that has consistently left many women outside the protection of the law.
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