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Police reports 106 human trafficking cases to DPP’s office

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP), Jane Frances Abodo that there has been a decline in the reported cases of trafficking in persons nationwide in the past year as compared to 2022. According to the Commissioner of Police Julius Twinomujuni, the …

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Priests blame government for increased human trafficking in Uganda

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Clerics from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, …

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Ugandan agencies launch SOPs to fight human trafficking

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five government agencies, in collaboration with a non-profit organization, have unveiled Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) designed to guide the detection, investigation, and prosecution of human trafficking cases. The participating agencies include the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Uganda Police Force, Ministry …

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DPP calls for intensified fight against human trafficking

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution –DPP, Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has called for an intensified fight against human trafficking in order to save children and youth. Abodo, was on Friday speaking at the launch of the Trafficking in Person Mobile App Platform (TIPMAP). She said …

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Middle East bosses convicted of human trafficking, forgery

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court convicted two senior bosses of the labour export company Middle East Consultants for promoting human trafficking and forgery. The duo was arrested in 2019 for various human trafficking-related cases. The convicted are Benon Kunywana, 36 and Godfrey …

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Uganda makes strides in combating human trafficking

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has demonstrated commendable progress in its ongoing effort to combat human trafficking, with the government reporting an increase in investigations and prosecutions with a significant number of convictions. According to the latest annual report on human trafficking, released by the U.S. Department of State, the number of …

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Human trafficking moving deeper underground: UN report

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | For the first time in 20 years, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decline in the number of detected human trafficking victims as there were fewer opportunities for traffickers to operate and some trafficking forms were less likely to be detected, a United Nations (UN) …

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16 trafficked children reunited with their families

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen children believed to have been trafficked from different parts of central Uganda have been reunited with their parents. The children between 6 and 17 years of age, were reportedly rescued from 30-year-old Deo Kivumbi, a resident of Kasubi cell in Rubaga division, Kampala city. …

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