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Parliament has granted leave to the Member of Parliament for Ayivu County, Bernard Atiku, who intends to introduce a private member’s bill for an Act entitled; “The prevention and prohibition of human sacrifice and harmful practices bill 2017”. Atiku’s motion seeking leave was seconded by the Woman Member of Parliament for Kumi district who is […]
The Attorney General and the directorate of public prosecution (DPP) have rejected proposal by some mps to enact new law to deal with increasing cases of child sacrifice. The deputy Attorney general Fred Ruhindi and deputy DPP Amos Ngolobe told the committee on Gender, labour and social Development handling a petition on increasing child sacrifice […]
The fight against child sacrifice in Uganda has gained international ground in a bid to banish the act from the country. The latest Police report released recently indicated that incidents of suspected ritual murders increased from 25 cases in 2008 to 29 cases in 2009. Out of the 29 cases 15 were juveniles while 14 […]
The director of public prosecution, Mike Chibita, has asked members of parliament to include in the prevention and prohibition of human sacrifice and harmful practices bill a provision that sentences persons involved in child sacrifice to death. Chibita made the remarks while speaking at a consultative meeting on the proposed prevention and prohibition of human […]
The anti human trafficking unit has released a report indicating that reported cases of human trafficking reduced last year compared to the previous year in review 2013. The provisional report that examines the progress of the efforts done by the anti human trafficking Unit based at the ministry of internal affairs shows that 293 cases […]
Traditional doctors in Uganda are known champions of human trafficking and sacrifice. The traditional doctors, herbalists and witchcrafts reportedly grab people on the way and pull out their bones, open their chest and remove the heart and remove peoples’ skins. Uganda is among one of the countries in the world whose citizens believe in […]
The Uganda government chemists stationed in Wandegeya Kampala have established that the blood-stationed clothes police recovered in Busabala shrines in Central Uganda district of Wakiso were for human beings. The Uganda police discovered blood stained clothes, marijuana, herbs and fetishes during the search of traditional shrines in Busabala, Wakiso district. The search was led by […]
The Deputy Publicity secretary of the Uganda Democratic Party (DP) Kenneth Kakande has appealed to the Uganda government to strengthen the Uganda justice system to enable fair and timely delivery of justice in the country especially for people involved in acts of child sacrifice. The Uganda judiciary was recently reinforced with ten more new judges […]
The ministry of health has been asked to start registering all traditional healers/doctors as a way of following their work to control the rates of child sacrifice in the country. This call was made by the Ayivu county Member of Parliament, Bernad Atiku, who is fronting a private member’s bill known as the Anti-Human Sacrifice and […]
UGANDA’S LEAP FORWARD Serena International Conference Centre, Kampala: March, 9, 2015 Your Excellencies, Invited Guests Ladies and gentlemen in your respective capacities On behalf of the members and supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change and many Ugandans across this country who share the values and aspirations that we stand for, I welcome you to […]