More than 600 women, girls abducted in Mozambique: HRW
A general view of a main street in Palma District, in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique. According to Human Rights Watch, Mozambican and regional forces have rescued some abductees, but the whereabouts of many others remain unknown. FILE PHOTO | AFP
More than 600 women and girls have been kidnapped and enslaved in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province by an armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) since 2018, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday in a statement.
Since October 2017, Al-Shabab rebels have attacked numerous villages, killed more than 2,500 people, and destroyed extensive civilian property and infrastructure, including schools and health centers in Cabo Delgado.
