Ugandans Call for the Resignation of Parliamentarian Who Made Pro-Domestic Violence Comments

Uganda (GV) – Onesmus Twinamasiko, a member of Uganda’s parliament, sparked national outrage by stating in a television interview that men should beat their wives. Twinamasiko was being interviewed on local television network NTV in response to the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni admonition in a speech marking the International Women’s Day observances on March 8. Museveni said in his speech that “a man who batters a woman is foolish and a coward.” “As a man, you need to discipline your wife…touch her a bit, tackle her and beat her to streamline her”-…

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