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Mozambique militants kidnapped hundreds of girls

At least 600 women and girls have been kidnapped and enslaved in the last three years by militants in Mozambique northern province of Cabo Delgado, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

The IS-linked militant group – known as Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah (ASWJ) or al-Shabab – forced younger, healthy-looking, and lighter-skinned women and girls in their custody to “marry” their fighters, who enslave and sexually abuse them, the rights group report says.

Some of the abductees have been sold to foreign fighters for between $600 to $1,800 (£452 to £1,350). Others have been released after their families paid ransom, while another group has been freed following a military offensive led by government troops and regional forces.

HRW called on the militants to release those still being held.

At least 600 women and girls have been kidnapped and enslaved in the last three years by militants in Mozambique northern province of Cabo Delgado, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

The IS-linked militant group – known as Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah (ASWJ) or al-Shabab – forced younger, healthy-looking, and lighter-skinned women and girls in their custody to “marry” their fighters, who enslave and sexually abuse them, the rights group report says.

Some of the abductees have been sold to foreign fighters for between $600 to $1,800 (£452 to £1,350). Others have been released after their families paid ransom, while another group has been freed following a military offensive led by government troops and regional forces.

HRW called on the militants to release those still being held.

The rights body conducted its investigations between August 2019 and October 2021, its findings are based on interviews of former abductees, their relatives, security sources, and government officials, as well as media reports.

Source: bbc.com

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