Thousands of Darfur's child refugees being sold to militias

Thousands of Darfur's child refugees being sold to militias

Thousands of child refugees from Darfur, some as young as nine, are being abducted and sold to warring militias as child soldiers, a British human rights group reports on Friday. The report singles out the Darfur rebel group fighting the Khartoum government, the Justice and Equality Movement, as the main offender.

Mail & Guardian Online 6/6/08 2:48 PM Africa