Child abduction

Child abduction is the abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an older person.

Children abducted for slavery in Africa

There are reports that abduction of children to be used or sold as slaves is common in parts of Africa.

Related Topics:
Slave - Africa

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The Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda, is notorious for its abductions of children for use as child soldiers or sex slaves. According to the Sudan Tribune, as of 2005, more than 20,000 children have been kidnapped by the LRA. http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=11792

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Lord's Resistance Army - Uganda - Child soldier - Sex slave - Sudan Tribune - 2005

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