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What happened
From the Story in the Monitor: "Police bust human trafficking racket Andrew Bagala Kampala Six Sri Lankan nationals were last week rescued from the hands of suspected human traffickers, who were purpoting to get them jobs. Police sources, who preferred anonymity because they aren’t authorised to talk to the press on behalf of the Force, identified the six as Mr Nadarasa Jegatheeswaran, Mr Muras Abdul Mohamed, Mr Ratnam Jeevtharan Velupillal, Mr Kiritharan Suntharalingam, Mr Rajathuran Makesvaran and Mr Sebastian Christopher. They were rescued from an unfinished building in Ngombe ‘B’ Zone, Makindye Ssabagabo Sub-county. “They have been living in a terrible situation because they didn’t even have beds, they were sleeping on mats,” a CID source said yesterday. The two suspected traffickers, who are on the run, are believed to be of Asian origin. But investigations reveal that they were collaborating with some Ugandans to execute their plans. This is the fourth time in two years the Police have rescued victims of Asian origin from traffickers in the country."
Response and intervention
They were rescued by Police from an unfinished building in Ngombe 'B'zone Makindye Ssabagabo subcounty in Kampala, Uganda. Because of limited resources Police were unable to provide basic necessities. The local Asian community was contacted to assist. No formal organization was available to provide services. Members of the local Asian community provided basic needs and took the victims to a local city hotel. Reported by The Monitor newspaper. http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/news/police_bust_human_trafficking_racket_84778.shtml