Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Anti-Human Trafficking Office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has launched an investigation into the trafficking of 14 Burundians, allegedly orchestrated by Pieri Ndayisenga and Shaban Serungaya. The duo is accused of selling the victims to a farmer in Gomba district, promising …
Read More »BUSIA: 25 Eritrean, Ethiopians rescued from traffickers
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC), in collaboration with intelligence agencies, has successfully rescued 25 Eritrean and Ethiopian nationals in two separate operations at Entebbe Airport and the Busia border point. Derrick Kigenyi, the Deputy National Coordinator in the Internal Affairs Ministry, …
Read More »Three arrested for possession of suspected Rhino and Hippopotamus teeth
Kiryandongo , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Three suspects are in custody at Kiryandongo Central Police Station for the illegal possession of wildlife products. The suspects are Bernard Enying, 29, a resident of Kigumba Town Council, Eston Nyitu, 33, a resident of Kibiramatu village in Kigumba Sub County, and John Onek, …
Read More »Authorised labor companies pinned for aiding traffickers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry encourages those seeking employment abroad to go through Labor export companies and verify with the ministry to establish if they are accredited, anti-trafficking crusaders say this no longer helps. Alex Sembatya, the Executive Director Make A child …
Read More »CAR rebels buy weapons from Sudan traffickers: UN report
United Nations, United States | AFP | Muslim rebels who briefly seized power in the Central African Republic in 2013 have received fresh weapons supplies from traffickers in Sudan even as they take part in peace talks, according to a UN panel of experts. The panel tasked with monitoring sanctions …
Read More »Pangolins in peril
On the hunt for traffickers of the hard scaled mammal Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandan conservationists are determined to fight back against a poaching assault on the pangolin, a small, long-nosed mammal with large overlapping keratin scales and the focus of a multi-billion dollar illicit business, fuelled by soaring …
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