Grace Akallo: Kidnapping Children In Uganda

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For several decades a brutal army of rebels had been raiding villages in northern Uganda, kidnapping children and forcing them into becoming soldiers and wives of the head chiefs. More than 3000 children had been abducted and forced to commit heinous crimes. Akallo was a part of this event as she reveals her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her past. Akallo had been buried alive, raped, and forced to see the killing of her fellow people. She had been forced to carry out the degraded acts herself, and still survived through her will to survive. Kids like Grace Akallo were victimized of kidnapping, rape and child abuse. Even today, many children are molested and are forced to commit heinous crimes. In the following quote, Stewart shows how maltreat of children causes …show more content…

Teenage runaways don't seek the help of care institutions or counseling programs. Socializing may work for children who seem to be trustworthy but they are manipulated into prostitution, pornography, or substance abuse. Child abuse coming from homes or because of lower family incomes is still a very significant topic that is still evident in today's society. Most families believe they cannot afford to provide their children with food and shelter, so they want them to leave. Children are unprepared to handle the responsibilities of maintaining a home on their own. As a result, many runaways end up homeless, and they are forced to develop methods for survival.Sexual abuse and molestation prevailed in the American community during late 1990’s and is still evident today as exhibited in the memoir A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. As a result of no significant decline in the rate of child abductions, adolescents suffered sexual assault and kidnapping during the 1990’s. Child abuse is a social issue that impacts the lives of many people as it still exists today in American society. Colleen Stan was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by

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