Daily Monitor
Wednesday August 04 2021
Summary
Last month , President Museveni assented to the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act 2020.
The Kayunga District officer-in-charge of the criminal investigations department, Mr Justine Opio, said they combed the whole forested area, where Musilumu claimed to have buried his second child.
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Police detectives and local authorities in Kayunga District have for the last three months failed to recover remains of the second victim of child sacrifice.
Three months ago Musilumu Mbwire, a father of three sacrificed two children after being promised Shs4 million and a commercial building in Bbaale Trading Centre.
Mbwire confessed to have killed Latif Kamulasi,7, and his 3-year-old sibling Sahum Baizambona by slitting their throats before collecting the blood.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
By World Vision Communications & Advocacy Staff in Uganda
Recognising that violence against children is a global problem, World Vision embarked on all-inclusive five-year-ending violence against children campaign called,
“It Takes A World” (ITAW) The campaign is a bold expression of our intent to promote human transformation, seek justice, and uphold the rights of children. World Vision celebrates the recent passing of two bills that seek to protect children from the most heinous of crimes.
Sexual Offences Bill
On 3 May 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill 2019 which criminalises marriages involving children and other sexual offences against children; such as defilement, child pornography, sexual abuse in schools, and child sex tourism among others. This is the first legislation that fully addresses the issue of child marriage, which is very prevalent in Uganda: One in four girls is married off before her 18th birt