Kasese Catholic Bishop Backs Religious Sisters, Calls for Collective Action Against Human Trafficking

The Bishop of the Diocese of Kasese, the Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira, has called for massive sensitization and awareness campaigns to combat the increasing cases of human trafficking, which he described as not only a criminal act but also an abuse of human rights and a sin before God.

Bishop Kibira described the current form of human trafficking as modern-day slavery, where people are deliberately deceived and lured with promises of good jobs and other opportunities, only to end up working under slave-like conditions.

Addressing members of St. Bakhita Anti-Human Trafficking Network, an initiative under the Association of Religious in Uganda, with support from the Hilton Foundation, Bishop Kibira commended the St. Bakhita Network and the Hilton Foundation for their efforts in rehabilitating survivors of human trafficking. Bishop Kibira one speaking…

He urged religious, civil, and political leaders to use their various platforms to create awareness and warn the public about the dangers of human trafficking, particularly through deceptive job offers both within Uganda and abroad.

Bishop Kibira said the experiences shared by survivors of human trafficking should serve as a baseline in the fight against the vice. Bishop Kibira two…

The Executive Director of St. Bakhita Anti-Human Trafficking Network, Sr. Semeritah Mbambu, said their visit to the Diocese of Kasese, together with a team from the Hilton Foundation, was aimed to meet human trafficking survivors currently undergoing rehabilitation and assess how they can be comfortably reintegrated into their communities. Sr. Semeritah speaking..

The Diocesan Vice Chairperson of St. Bakhita, Sr. Daphine Murungi, warned parents and guardians against leaving children with strangers or allowing them to board vehicles belonging to unknown people if the country is to overcome human trafficking.