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The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Henry Tumukunde, has vowed to dismantle child trafficking networks operating across Uganda after shocking revelations emerged of children being moved from Karamoja villages and exploited on the streets of Kampala.
Tumukunde made the remarks during the National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Combating Trafficking in Persons held at the John Paul II Justice and Peace Centre in Nsambya, where government officials, civil society organizations and anti-trafficking actors discussed the growing threat of human trafficking and child exploitation.
The minister said authorities must go beyond arresting individual offenders and instead trace the entire trafficking chain, including those who finance, recruit and transport victims.
He said dismantling trafficking requires following every link in the network, from the people who identify and lure vulnerable children to those who facilitate their movement and profit from their exploitation.
Tumukunde said he was already compiling information on trafficking operations and pledged to pursue the matter until the networks behind the exploitation of children are brought to justice.
His remarks followed disturbing testimonies from anti-trafficking organizations, which revealed that domestic trafficking has become a major challenge, with children from Karamoja among the most affected victims.
Tumukunde said he was already compiling information on trafficking operations and pledged to pursue the matter until the networks behind the exploitation of children are brought to justice.
His remarks followed disturbing testimonies from anti-trafficking organizations, which revealed that domestic trafficking has become a major challenge, with children from Karamoja among the most affected victims.
Source: Mulengera News
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