Legislative Measures: Article 43 (1) of the Constitution provides that In the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms prescribed in this Chapter, no person shall prejudice the fundamental or other human rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. Furthermore under the National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, the foreign Policy Objectives are laid out under clause XVIII to include the respect of international law and treaty obligations, the peaceful co-existence and non alignment, the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means and opposition to all forms of domination, racism and other forms of oppression and exploitation. Additionally, Government of Uganda has appointed a commissioner responsible for promotion of patriotism and the key task of this initiative is to encourage the formation of patriotism clubs mainly in schools. ARTICLE 28: The duty of every individual to respect and consider his fellow beings without discrimination and to maintain relations aimed at promoting, safeguarding and reinforcing mutual respect and tolerance. Chapter 4 Article 21 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda guarantees the right of all persons to equal treatment before and under the law in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life and in every other respect. It also stipulates that a person shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, social or economic standing, political opinion or disability. Policy and Other Measures: The government of Uganda has amended a number of laws with the goal of countering discrimination. In July 2010, the Constitutional Court- Law & Advocacy for Women in Uganda Vs Attorney General constitutional petition 8/2007 declared the practice of female genital mutilation unconstitutional and against human rights. The Marriage and Divorce Bill was carried forward to the 9th parliament elected in May 2011. One of the key elements being addressed by this bill is the issue of women’s rights during marriage and particularly the right to own property both within and after a marriage has been dissolved. This bill was further subjected to country wide consultation and reports are yet to be submitted back to Parliament. Nevertheless the Bill is still alive and on the Order Paper of Parliament. ARTICLE 29: The duty of every individual to preserve the harmonious development of the family, to work for the cohesion and respect of the family, to serve his national community and to promote the achievement of African unity. The Government of Uganda as earlier stated guarantees the right to family (under article 31) and undertakes to promote regional and Pan African Cultural, economic and political cooperation and integration (under the Foreign Policy Objectives). Policy and Other Measures: In as far as the promotion of African Unity, the Government of Uganda actively participates in regional initiatives such as the East African Community, the African Union, COMESA, IGAD and the ICGLR. All these initiatives are aimed at promoting the achievement of African peace and unity. The Ministry of East African Community run measures towards promoting African Unity. 31