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Born: Oct 18, 1991 (34 years), Kampala, Uganda
Nationality: American, Ugandan
🇺🇬 Combating human trafficking in Uganda
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Ugandan authorities are warning that cases of human trafficking have increased in the country.
A recent government report shows that cases went up 97% last year. The rise is attributed to increased migration of unemployed people in search of jobs outside the country.
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[UGANDA (Tier 2)
The Government of Uganda does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period; therefore, Uganda remained on Tier 2. These efforts included investigating and prosecuting more trafficking crimes and drafting a new anti-trafficking National Action Plan. The government, in cooperation with an international organization, opened a support center for migrant workers offering pre-departure training to reduce trafficking vulnerabilities. The government’s hotline identified a steady stream of trafficking victims, referring those victims to care and initiating criminal investigations, and established two new district level anti-trafficking task forces. However, the government did not meet the minimum standards in several key areas. The government identified and referred fewer trafficking victims to services. Access to adequate services for some victims, particularly men and individuals in rural areas, remained limited, and the lack of short-term shelter and long-term housing continued to adversely affect the government’s ability to protect trafficking victims. Reports of official complicity continued. The absence of policies to provide assistance to victims and witnesses hindered the government’s efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking.]
[Corruption and official complicity in trafficking crimes remained significant concerns, inhibiting law enforcement action. The government reported it charged nine government officials – including police officers, military officers, and public officials – for potential trafficking crimes; all nine cases remained ongoing at the end of the reporting period. Two of the nine officials were charged with fraudulently recruiting Ugandan workers for technology jobs in Thailand; the workers were then exploited in forced labor in online cryptocurrency scams in Burma targeting Western audiences. Observers reported that some police officers and prosecutors dropped trafficking cases or downgraded offenses to lesser charges for various reasons, including officer negligence, ignorance of trafficking laws, or complicity with traffickers. Additionally, prior reports noted that police officers and immigration officials, particularly at airports and border crossings, accepted bribes to facilitate trafficking crimes or to warn traffickers of impending operations and investigations. Observers reported allegations that high-level officials owned or were associated with labor recruitment companies suspected of trafficking. A Ugandan High Court Judge was found guilty of exploiting a domestic worker in the United Kingdom (UK); sentencing was pending by the end of the reporting period. The UK government also declared the Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner a persona non grata in October 2024 for facilitating the recruitment and alleged trafficking of Ugandan domestic workers in the UK.]
https://ug.usembassy.gov/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/