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Uganda UG
A 16 year old girl was promised that she would be taken back to school by her aunt. Instead she was forced to be a house servant. She was often beaten and denied food when she didn't complete her tasks.
Uganda UG
A 13 year old girl was taken from her grandmother by her older sister. She was forced to clean the clothes, house, dishes, and salon. She was denied food if she didn't finish her tasks.
Uganda UG
A 14 year old girl was promised school money by her aunt. When she started working for her, she was forced to carry water, care for the baby, and care for the chickens for no pay. She was often denied food and beaten.
Uganda UG
When a man returned from a church service to his village in the Bugiri district of eastern Uganda he was told that his three-year old son had been taken away by strangers. "We were looking for my child for hours, but we couldn't find him," he said. "Someone rang me and told me my son was dead and had been left in the forest. I ran there and saw him lying in a pool of blood. His genitals had been cut off, but he was still alive." Organs are in high demand for use in occult rituals.
Uganda UG
A 15 year old boy was forced by his father to go work for his uncle. His father hoped that it would be a better life for his son. The money the boy made was sent back to his father. He was kept in a small room with 12 other kids. Everyday they were forced to go collect scrap metal from town so his uncle could sell it. One time he failed to meet his quota and was beaten 100 times with a cain and was denied food for 4 days.
Uganda UG
A 13 year old boy was promised a good paying job by his aunt but was forced to work as a waiter in her bar for no pay. He ran away from his aunt to the streets and joined a gang. The gang forced him to pick pocket in crowded areas. One time when he didn't meet his quota for the day, he was sodomized by the gang leader.
Uganda UG
No details available.
Uganda UG
Mr. Kiguli claimed he had work for a 14 year old boy in Kampala. Once in the city, he brought the boy to a dormitory of children. He forced the boy to collect scrap with the other children. He received sever beatings. After an argument with a boy in his dorm, he was taken outside, tied to a pole and beaten.
Uganda UG
A 16 year old boy was promised a job in Kampala by his aunt but was forced to collect water for the family, the poultry, and the cattle. He was not aloud to leave.
Uganda UG
A 14 year old girl was promised a good paying job by a family friend. She was forced to do harsh house and garden work. She was paid for 1 month, however, she worked for 3 years.
Uganda UG
She was brought to the police and then referred to Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
Uganda UG
District Police commander Charles Rwakisheka said Nyamwize was accused of attempting to sell her six-month-old daughter. "We got information that she was trying to sell her younger daughter. She had asked Kanoweri to assist her look for the buyer and he was progressing well with the deal. So we used our detective to pretend like he was a buyer," Rwakisheka added. He said the duo was arrested at Madudu where they had met the detective to receive the money in exchange for the baby. "At first, she wanted sh7m, but as they bargained, she agreed to take sh3m. Kanoweri also wanted his share of 10%. As they waited for the money, we arrested them."
Uganda UG
No details available.
Uganda UG
A 13 year old girl was purchased from her grandmother and forced to work as a house helper cooking, cleaning, and watching the baby for the family. She was beaten often and denied food.
Uganda UG
No details available.
Uganda UG
A friend referred her to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
Uganda UG
The girl' aunt took her to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
Uganda UG
The girl's neighbor referred her to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
Uganda UG
A social worker brought the boy to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
Uganda UG
Two men from the same village kidnapped an eighteen month old baby girl and used her for eighteen months for ritual purposes in a traditional shrine. They or the shrine later discarded the child in a tightly tied bag, but she was discovered and rescued at near the point of death. The two men then appeared to threaten the foster family, which led to their apprehension.
Uganda UG
No details available.
Uganda UG
A friend of the girl's mother.
Uganda UG
Unidentified villagemate.
Uganda UG
A friend of the boy's late father.