Tag Archives: 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 …

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 …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted two employees of Middle East Consultants company for attempting to traffic 50 migrant workers. The convicts are Godfrey Kyalimpa, the Recruitment and Vetting Officer, and the General Manager, Benon Kunywana. Justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire …

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) …

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. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan migrant workers who have recently returned home are cautioning those still seeking job prospects in the Middle East to think twice. Aisha Namawejje, 26, a resident of Kampala recounts how she landed in the hands of human traffickers in 2016, after she was tricked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosecutors from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have started training aimed at acquiring new skills to confront human trafficking. The training which will last a full week in Kampala according to DPP Jane Frances Abodo, is meant to address challenges they face …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district authorities have launched a manhunt for officials of Destiny Technology Heavy Load Plant Services, on accusations of trafficking six unsuspecting youths to the Albertine region with promises of offering them lucrative job opportunities. Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, Jimmy Ebil Ssegawa, says that they …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukwo LC Chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo spent Sunday night in police custody. He was picked up by the police crime intelligence unit on Sunday from his home in Bukwo district, according to Uganda Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga. According to Enanga, police swung into action …