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| | FACT SHEET: Republic of Uganda at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | U.S. citizens living in or planning to visit Uganda should be aware of threats to their safety from insurgent groups, particularly in the northern region near the border with Sudan, along the western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the southwest near the border with Rwanda. |
 | | Women were taught to accede to the wishes of their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sometimes other men as well, and to demonstrate their subordination to men in most areas of public life. |
 | | In 1960, the Uganda Council of Women passed a resolution urging that laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance should be recorded in written from and publicized nationwide - a first step toward codifying customary and modern practices. |
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