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The Impact of National Land Policy and Land Reform on Women in Uganda

October 2010
COHRE and WLLA (Women’s Land Link Africa)

Includes background to women’s land rights in Uganda; lack of information; prevailing cultural attitudes that discriminate against women; lack of formal land ownership by women; lack of participation of women in land policy formulation; exclusion of women in matters of land inheritance; lack of access to justice; gaps in the ongoing land reform process; conclusions and recommendations.