Alarming Sex Slavery Reports from Uganda
Under the guise of job offers, young girls are being taken from their homes and forced into prostitution, according to a survey commissioned by the government.
How Ugandans are being duped into sex slavery
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Uganda:
I Joined Prostitution at 15
New Vision, 27 October 2012
I had never imagined engaging in prostitution. But for about four years, I have been involved in this business which no-one respects. Read more »
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Uganda:
Egyptian Diplomat Wanted for Trafficking Ugandan Girls
Observer, 25 October 2012
The Uganda government is in a legal and diplomatic dilemma over an Egyptian diplomat it accuses of trafficking in humans. The incident happened in Kampala in June, but the official… Read more »
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Uganda:
How Locals Are Being Duped Into Sex Slavery
New Vision, 5 August 2012
Having spent three years without a job, the offer was too juicy for her to refuse. She was promised a lucrative part time job in a four-star hotel, an opportunity to study in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda's Children Living With Sexual Violence
Observer, 10 July 2012
One can hardly fail to come across acts of sexual violence against children in the media on a weekly, if not daily basis. The most recent highly publicized case, which many people… Read more »
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Uganda:
Human Trafficking Drive Needs Rescuing
UNIRIN, 28 June 2012
Uganda set up a national human trafficking task force in April, but a national action plan to combat trafficking - originally due in June - could be delayed for months as officials… Read more »
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Uganda:
Child Sex Tourism
Independent (Kampala), 9 April 2012
Today is a sad moment for the Ugandan woman," Miria Matembe the Executive Director of Centre for Women in Governance started off on a sad note. Read more »
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Uganda:
Women Trafficked Into Sex Work
UNIRIN, 5 March 2012
The growing number of Ugandan women being recruited into forced sex work abroad has led to a government investigation into human trafficking. Read more »