Uganda’s Stolen Innocence - BBC Africa Eye documentary
#BBCAfricaEye investigates a shocking rise in child sexual abuse and incest in northern Uganda and discovers that justice often comes at a price.
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In the wake of the pandemic, reports emerged from Uganda of a 300% increase in girls aged 10 -14 becoming pregnant. Sexual violence has been further fuelled in the north by the traumatic legacy of a 20-year insurgency led by notorious warlord Joseph Kony. At Gulu Regional Hospital, a quarter of babies are born to girls below the age of consent, and cases of sexual abuse of girls as young as three are being reported. Scant resources and alleged police corruption means that justice often comes at a price.
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Credits:
Africa Eye Editor – Tom Watson
Director, Executive Producer – Nicky Milne
Film and Online Editor – Timothy Moss
Cinematographer – Godfrey Badebye
Executive Producers – Bilkisu Labaran, Vera Kwakofi
Reporter – Paul Bakibinga
Fixer – Benson Ongom
Drone Camera – Arnold Ntwatwa
Additional Research – Edris Kiggundu
Translators – Tala Media Ltd, Emma Akwero Bongomin
Archive – Sasimages, BBC Focus on Africa, Getty Images
Actor’s Voice – Moreen Achan
Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton
Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar
Digital Producer – Tamasin Ford
Impact Producer – Courtney Bembridge
Production Manager – Caroline Hamilton
Production Coordinator – Loredana Neagoe, Sameer Hussain
Online Editor – Chris Stott
Dubbing Mixer - Jez Spencer
Colour grader - Boyd Nagle
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