Six cases of the mutilation and murder of children
as "good luck" sacrifices were reported during the recent Ugandan
elections, a children's charity said.
"Child
sacrifice cases are common during election time as some people believe
blood sacrifices will bring wealth and power," said Shelin Kasozi of
Kyampisi Childcare Ministries (KCM), a charity that cares for survivors
of attempted child sacrifice.
She said the cases were reported from October to February
in Ssembabule, Mukono, Buikwe and Mubende districts in central Uganda.
Suspects had been apprehended, but the cases had yet to go to court, she
said.
President
Yoweri Museveni won a Feb. 18 election, extending his 30-year rule in a
vote criticised by the United States and European Union. Ugandans also
voted in municipal and parliamentary elections.
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