A man has sued Bugema University, Luweero District, Kampala, for banning all female students from wearing dresses above the knee, jewelry, lipstick, sleeveless and open tops, coloured nails, trouser, within the school premises, Pulse Live reports.
In the suit before the High
Court, the petitioner, Mr Ronald Bwire, claims that on December 12,
2018, the University issued a notice banning female students from
wearing miniskirts, ear rings, necklaces, bangles, sleeveless and open
tops, coloured nails, lipsticks, trousers and dresses that stop above
the knee.
Bugema University announced the ban in a notice dated December 12, 2018.
“No
student should come back with the above mentioned next semester.
Culprits will face university disciplinary committee for serious
action,” the notice warns.
Mr Bwire says the ban is a violation
of female students’ right to equality, dignity, freedom of expression,
conscience and culture.
“The impugned notice is threat not only
to constitutionalism and rule of law but also to Uganda’s efforts to
respect, promote and uphold rights and status of women,” the suit reads
in part.
Mr Bwire contends that besides causing distress,
physiological torture and inconvenience, the University’s directive has
lowered the dignity and status of women generally.
Through his
lawyers Mayende & Associated Advocates, Mr Bwire wants court to
order the lifting of the ban and compensation with costs of the suit.
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