New York (dpa) - A Canadian-sponsored
study published Wednesday showed that recruitment and abductions of girls
and women to fight in many civil wars in Africa were widespread even though
governments in the region denied a role in the practice.
The Montreal-based group, Rights and
Democracy, spent more than three years studying the role and presence of
girls and women in civil wars in Sierra Leone, Angola, Uganda, Congo, Liberia
and other countries, concluding that the issue has been underestimated
and misunderstood.
The study, entitled "Where Are the
