On-the-ground perspectives of women’s land rights in Uganda

ABSTRACT

This article explores the significance and application of human rights in a local context, investigating the meaning and operationalisation of human rights on the ground. It focuses on the reality of women’s land rights in rural Uganda, when juxtaposed with international human rights instruments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its implementing covenants, the International Convention on Economic Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR), International Convention on Civil Rights (ICCR), and the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

KEYWORDS:

• Gender and diversity
• Rights
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes on contributor

Jackline Kabahinda is a development practitioner, and a promoter of social justice through social activism and transformational leadership.

Notes

1 Field assistants were necessary as the principal investigator did not speak the local language.