Amnesty International is reporting that Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army has kidnapped 350 people.

From Reuters:

Amnesty International said the kidnappings were typical of the LRA’s brutal tactics during its 22-year insurgency.

“These people — including scores of women and children — are likely to be used as child combatants and sex slaves, and yet none of the governments in the region have done anything to try to secure their release,” it said in a statement.

“The governments of Sudan, the CAR and the DRC — with the assistance of the U.N. — must join forces to secure the safety and release of those kidnapped immediately and bring those responsible to justice.”

Read the report by Amnesty International here.

Reuters reported that the LRA is at 1,200 members, with half of the rebels being abducted into service.

Please visit the Kidnapping and Ransom section at the Havocscope Data Center for additional information.