880 Sudanese Slaves Liberated, Thousands Remain Enslaved in Darfur and Kordofan

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MALWAL KON, Sudan, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- 880 liberated slaves returned to their homeland of northern Bahr El Ghazal, Southern Sudan between 23 January and 2 February.

Of the freed slaves, 607 were assembled in Northern Sudanese towns and villages and transported by truck to Southern Sudan by the Government of Sudan's Committee for the Eradication of the Abduction of Women and Children (CEAWC). They were delivered to registration centers at Gok Machar and Warawar. The outstanding 273 slaves were liberated from Baggara Arab cattle camps by Christian Solidarity International (CSI)-supported Arab-Dinka Peace Committees, and were documented by CSI staff at Gok Machar and Waragany.

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880 Sudanese Slaves Liberated, Thousands Remain Enslaved in Darfur and Kordofan

CSI is now providing food and survival kits to both groups of freed slaves, and is helping local authorities reunite th...

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