UGANDA

STOLEN CHILDREN:
Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda

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I. SUMMARY

Supplementary Material

Uganda: Child Abductions Skyrocket in North Press Release, March 28, 2003 What You Can Do Testimonies from "Stolen Children: Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda" More on Human Rights in Uganda More on Child Soldiers More on Children’s Rights

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

To the Lord's Resistance Army
To the Government of Uganda
To the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
To UNICEF
To Donor Countries to Uganda
To the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

III. BACKGROUND

IV. ABDUCTION AND ABUSES AGAINST CHILDREN
BY THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY

Abduction
Brutality
Life in Captivity
Training and Battle
Slaves, "Wives," and Mothers: The Experience of Girls
Escape/Release
The Future

V. CHILD RECRUITMENT BY UGANDAN FORCES

The Recruitment of Children into the Local Defense Units and Their Use by the UPDF
Recruitment of Former LRA Abductees

VI. LEGAL STANDARDS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS