Women in the north often do not report sexual abuse
The Ugandan justice system is tacitly condoning sexual violence against women and girls in the north of the country, Amnesty International says in a report.
The vast majority of sexual abuse cases were not reported because most victims had lost hope that perpetrators would be jailed, the human rights group said.
"Violence against women is endemic throughout Uganda," a spokesman said.
The 21-year conflict in the north with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels had exacerbated the problem, he said.
The LRA built a reputation for mutilating their victims and kidnapping thousands of children to serve as fighters, porters and sex slaves.
Despite last year's truce between the army and LRA, the region remains insecure and an estimated 1.5m people still remain in displacement camps.
A spokesman for Uganda's justice ministry dismissed the allegations.
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