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| Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe |
Uganda's top court on Thursday banned the practice of refunding bride price — normally livestock given by the groom to his wife's family — when a marriage ends in divorce.
The Supreme Court agreed with activists that the practice undermines the dignity of women, but it upheld the practice of paying bride price.
"Refunding compromises the dignity of the woman," said Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, according to Uganda’s Daily Monitor.
Activists who petitioned the court hoped that the whole culture of bride price would be declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it reduces women to the status of property.
Still, Leah Nabunnya, a spokeswoman for the Mifumi Project, a Ugandan group that launched the case, said the court's decision is a victory for women's rights. "The court's pronouncement is a win for us," she said. Read more
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