Street children in Uganda face constant abuse from police and other government officials, a human rights group says.
Police beat children with whips and wires, throw them into jail and extort bribes from them, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Street boys and girls were also raped by men and older boys, it added.
A Ugandan official, Mondo Kyateka, said some street children were “hard-core criminals” but police only used minimum force against them.
The government should focus on improving the lives of street children, and prosecute those responsible for abusing them, HRW said.
More than half of all Ugandans are under 15, and children are the single largest group living in poverty, HRW said…
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