Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North

Johannesburg — Protect, Reintegrate Children at Risk in Cabo Delgado Province

An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has ramped up abductions of children in northern Mozambique‘s Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights Watch said today. Most of the abducted children are being used for transporting looted goods, forced labor, forced marriages, and taking part in the fighting.

National civil society groups and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report that such kidnappings are on…