JOSEPH ONYANGO.
4/7/2008
Kaberamaido district chairman, Robert Engulu has challenged organizations dealing in human rights activities to rehabilitate Karimojong children loitering in many parts of the country.
Engulu says Karimojong children are being abandoned in many towns especially Kampala with no body giving a helping hand.
He called on government to address the fate of the disadvantaged group of people living in the country while looking at human rights perspective.
He was speaking at Soroti Regional Human Rights Offices yesterday during the 9th annual human rights report review for 2006 /2007.
Engulu noted that these children are not attaining any formal education at all and they also need some medical care.
Many Karimojong youth have left Karamoja in fear of the consequences of the on going dis-armament program in the region.
In Teso, most Karimojong youth are now employed in restaurants, bars and as house maids.
The human rights 9th annual report review for 2006 / 2007 held at Soroti office attracted leaders of different categories including police commanders of Teso region, politicians and representatives of various NGOs in the region.
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