DAR AL ISLAM - SUDAN: CHILDREN OF THE DARFUR REGION ARE ABDUCTED FOR: SLAVE LABOR, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR TO BE USED IN BATTLE (HOW?!? IT DOESN'T SAY)

Sudanese children abducted for fighting and sex - U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Children in Sudan, especially in the Darfur region, continue to be abducted for use in battle, forced labour or sexual exploitation, a U.N. human rights body said on Friday.

The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child called on the Khartoum government to intensify its efforts to prevent children being abducted and to help reunify victims with their families.

The body, composed of 18 independent experts, issued its conclusions after holding a three-week session at which it examined the records of 11 countries, including Sudan.

It voiced concern that "abductions of children continue to occur for forced recruitment, forced labour, and in some instances, sexual exploitation, especially in Darfur and South Sudan".

The committee did not spell out whether the forced recruitment was by official Sudanese armed forces, by its allied janjaweed militias, rebel groups or all sides.

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