Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa, bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. With a population of around 45 million people, Uganda is known for its diverse wildlife, including gorillas and chimpanzees, as well as its cultural heritage and natural beauty. The economy is largely based on agriculture, with coffee, tea, and other crops as major exports.

 

Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com
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Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com

Colombo, Sri Lanka — The writer is Campaign Manager – Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law In September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka was married off by her relatives to a much older man. A local women’s rights group reported this case to…

Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News
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Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News

The Washington police department that handled a murder case involving a father accused of stabbing his daughter’s 19-year-old boyfriend to death for allegedly selling her into a sex trafficking ring in the Seattle area issued a new warning Wednesday on the “fastest growing criminal industry in the world today.” The Spokane Police Department posted to…

US couple face the death penalty in Uganda as they are hit with new child trafficking charge
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US couple face the death penalty in Uganda as they are hit with new child trafficking charge

Aid workers ‘tortured their HIV+ foster son, 10, by keeping him naked and feeding him only cold food’ American’s Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer are accused of torturing their foster child in Uganda The couple was hit with a new trafficking charge that carries the death penalty  US Embassy in Kampala said it…

Successful repatriation of 31 victims of Human Trafficking
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Successful repatriation of 31 victims of Human Trafficking

“We were expected to work for long hours. If you showed signs of weakness, they would threaten that they would give you up for organ harvesting”   …. recalled a survivor as she shared her experience with HAART Kenya Nairobi, on 31st of August, 2022 HAART received a call for help via social media and…

Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation
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Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Religious leaders worry over rising cases of human trafficking – Daily Monitor
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Religious leaders worry over rising cases of human trafficking – Daily Monitor

Religious leaders in Rwenzori have asked government to curb the surging cases of human trafficking in the sub-region. The leaders also urged government to establish rehabilitation centres for survivors of the vice. “Human trafficking is a big issue in our sub-region where we have rescued over 100 people. But within the country, the number of…

Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’
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Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Webinars help Norwegian businesses comply with new law
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Webinars help Norwegian businesses comply with new law

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African
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Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African

Each year, the world unites to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. This international campaign kicks off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through December 10, the Human Rights Day. This year, Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) is shining a spotlight on…