A survey conducted by Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Programme (PADEAP) in 2012 under the country director Michael Mafabi revealed that 70% of the women experienced one form of violence, more so with about 45% of them being sexually abused.
[1] Debanjana Choudhuri who visited one of the camps in Uganda has reported that according to the data she obtained, girls frequently experience coerced sexual initiation, which they view as a normal form of relationship.
[3] Another source mentioned that culture and religion influence refugees to be victims of abuse and the fact that they fear to be embarrassed if they say anything against what they are experiencing.
[7] The UN resident in Uganda, Rosa Malango, claimed that she had written to the government about allegations including corruption, fraud, trafficking of women and girls, intimidation and harassment of UN personnel.
[7] She added that the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme were carrying out internal audits of their Uganda operations in order to monitor the allegations of corruption.