Renowned human rights activist and scholar Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has slammed the traditional practice of bride price, arguing that its modern form has strayed far from its original cultural purpose.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s top court on Thursday banned the practice of refunding bride price — normally livestock given by the groom to his bride’s family — when a marriage ends in divorce. The ...

Uganda's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that refunding of goods paid to a bride's family after divorce was illegal, sparking celebration by rights groups who said women would no longer be "chained in ...

Bride price in Karamoja is traditionally paid in livestock, especially cattle, and can vary depending on factors such as clan size and wealth Karamojong people The Karamojong people of North Eastern ...

Florence Musidika was a primary school teacher in an unhappy and violent marriage. In 2002 she asked her husband for a divorce. In response, as she bent over one morning to light a fire to make ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Uganda's top court on Thursday banned the practice of refunding bride price -- normally livestock given by the groom to his bride's family -- when a marriage ends in divorce.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's top court on Thursday banned the practice of refunding bride price — normally livestock given by the groom to his bride's family — when a marriage ends in divorce. The ...