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scroll for graphic content Sudan's young endure "unspeakable" abuse: report By Evelyn Leopold 4/19/07 United Nations (Reuters) "Children in Sudan are press-ganged, coerced to join armed groups, raped and used as forced labor or sex slaves, according to a new report by humanitarian groups. The report, Sudan's Children at a Crossroads, concentrates mainly on Darfur, where a conflict has been raging for four years, and southern Sudan, emerging from 20 years of war. "Children in Sudan continue to endure some of the most inhumane treatment found anywhere in the world," said Kathleen Hunt, chair of the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, on Wednesday. "Despite the end of the war in the south and recent signs of hope for a strengthened peacekeeping force in Darfur, many Sudanese children are not faring any better than they were four years ago," Hunt told a news conference on the report, compiled by six humanitarian organizations. While Sudan's military continues to deny the presence of children in its ranks, the report said its representatives have acknowledged that youth from other armed groups have recently been incorporated into the government armed forces. In Darfur, most rebel and militia groups recruit children, including the pro-government Arab militias known as the Janjaweed, the rebel Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. While reports of rape and maiming are prevalent in Darfur, Sudanese girls from other areas have been forced into prostitution or into domestic service in and out of Sudan." _http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/ts_nm/sudan_watchlist_children_dc_ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/ts_nm/sudan_watchlist_children_dc) describes crimes Dog's head 'part of ritual' 04/18/07 Pretoria - An 18-year-old youth was arrested on Wednesday for sending a package containing the severed head of a Chihuahua dog through the post, said Pretoria police. "It apparently was related to satanic belief," said inspector Paul Ramaloko. The Pretoria youth was handed to police by his parents on Wednesday afternoon. A urine test had revealed that the boy had drugs in his system, said Marizda Kruger, chief inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Tshwane. 'A disturbed young man' She said he had initially told her that he sent the dog's head as a scare tactic to someone he had met in a chat-room on the internet. The person had apparently angered him. He later told police it was related to satanic belief." _http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2100791,00.html_ (http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2100791,00.html) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
